Shloka 213

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा: कुपिताश्चासन्‌ द्रौपद्या: परिकर्षणे । ये सारी स्त्रियाँ प्रजावर्गकी स्त्रियोंके साथ मिलकर रात-दिन सदा इसीके लिये शोक करती रहती हैं। उस दिन द्रौपदीका वस्त्र खींचे जानेके कारण सब ब्राह्मण कुपित हो उठे थे

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāḥ kupitāś cāsan draupadyāḥ parikarṣaṇe | ye sārīḥ striyaḥ prajā-vargasya strībhiḥ saha militvā rātri-divasaṃ sadā asyai eva śocanti | tasmin dine draupadyā vastra-parikarṣaṇa-kāraṇāt sarve brāhmaṇāḥ kupitā abhavan, ataḥ sāyaṃkāle asmākaṃ gṛheṣu te agnihotraṃ api na akurvan |

Translation

ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କହିଲେ—“ଦ୍ରୌପଦୀକୁ ଟାଣିନେବା ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଟାଣିବାବେଳେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନେ କ୍ରୋଧିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ନଗରର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନେ ଓ ପ୍ରଜାବର୍ଗର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନେ ମିଶି ଦିନରାତି ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଶୋକ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ସେହି ଅପମାନରେ ଜ୍ୱଳିଥିବା ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନେ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାବେଳେ ଆମ ଘରେ ଅଗ୍ନିହୋତ୍ର ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ କରିଲେ ନାହିଁ।”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुपिताः: angered
• कुपिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आसन्: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural

• द्रौपद्याः: of Draupadi
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• परिकर्षणे: in/at the dragging (disrobing/pulling away)
• परिकर्षणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिकर्षण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Draupadī
• Brāhmaṇas
• women of the city
• women of the common people (prajā-varga)
• Agnihotra (Vedic rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Public adharma—especially the humiliation of a woman in a royal court—pollutes the moral and ritual order. The Brahmins’ refusal to perform agnihotra signifies a withdrawal of religious sanction and a warning that unrighteous acts bring immediate social and spiritual consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Draupadī is dragged and her garment is pulled in the Kaurava court, the community reacts strongly: women mourn continuously, and Brahmins become so indignant that they do not carry out even the customary evening agnihotra in the royal houses, marking the gravity of the offense.