Shloka 13
पुनर्द्यूत-समाह्वानम्
Renewed Summons to the Dice-Game and Exile Wager
तब दुर्योधन बोला--सूतपुत्र! जाकर कह दो, द्रौपदी यहीं आकर अपने इस प्रश्नको पूछे। यहीं सब सभासद् उसके प्रश्न और युधिष्ठिरके उत्तरको सुनें ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | sa gatvā rājabhavanaṃ duryodhanavaśānugaḥ | uvāca draupadīṃ sūtaḥ prātikāmī vyathānvitaḥ ||
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନର ବଶରେ ପଡ଼ି ସୂତ ପ୍ରାତିକାମୀ ରାଜଭବନକୁ ଗଲା। ମନେ ବ୍ୟଥା ନେଇ ସେ ଦ୍ରୌପଦୀଙ୍କୁ କହିଲା—“ସଭାକୁ ଆସି ସେଠାରେ ତୁମ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ ଉଠାଅ; ସମସ୍ତ ସଭାସଦ ତୁମ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ ଓ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ତର—ଦୁହେଁ—ଶୁଣନ୍ତୁ।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral danger of acting under unjust authority: Prātikāmī, compelled by Duryodhana’s dominance, becomes an instrument of coercion. It frames the ethical conflict between obedience to power and responsibility to dharma, foreshadowing the demand for public accountability in the assembly.
Duryodhana orders that Draupadī be summoned to the court to pose her question publicly. Prātikāmī, distressed yet compliant, goes to the palace and speaks to Draupadī, initiating the confrontation that will unfold in the assembly.