Shloka 3

द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्

Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena

Devanagari script

आहरन्तु च वस्त्राणि कौशिकान्यजिनानि च । मैं दासियोंको आज्ञा देता हूँ; वे तुम्हारे लिये सोनेके हार

Transliteration

āharantu ca vastrāṇi kauśikāny ajināni ca | asti me śayanaṁ divyaṁ tvad-artham upakalpitam | ehi tatra mayā sārdhaṁ pibasva madhu-mādhavīm ||

Translation

Кичака велел слугам принести в дар тонкие одежды и звериные шкуры, а затем похвалился, что для неё уже приготовлено великолепное ложе. Он настойчиво звал её прийти с ним, сесть рядом и пить сладкое, опьяняющее питьё.

Word by Word

• आहरन्तु: let them bring
• आहरन्तु: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, 3, plural

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

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• कौशिकानि: silken (made of silk)
• कौशिकानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• अजिनानि: animal skins
• अजिनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

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

• अस्ति: there is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: genitive, singular

• शयनम्: bed, couch
• शयनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• दिव्यम्: divine, splendid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• त्वदर्थम्: for your sake
• त्वदर्थम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उपकल्पितम्: prepared, arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), neuter, nominative, singular, passive (PPP usage)

• एहि: come
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, 2, singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• मया: by me / with me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: instrumental, singular

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• पिबस्व: drink
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद, 2, singular

• मधु: honey / sweet drink
• मधु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• माधवीम्: mādhvī (honey-wine)
• माधवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

कीचक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kīcaka
• dāsī (female attendants/maidservants)
• vastra (garments)
• kauśika (fine/silken cloth)
• ajina (animal skin)
• divya śayana (splendid bed)
• madhu-mādhavī (sweet intoxicating drink)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical warning: wealth, luxury, and authority do not justify coercion. Kīcaka’s invitation—framed as gifts and pleasure—reveals adharma when desire becomes entitlement and power is used to pressure another person.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kīcaka, influential in King Virāṭa’s court, commands attendants to bring costly items and claims he has prepared a luxurious bed. He presses the woman he desires (Draupadī in disguise as Sairandhrī) to come with him and drink intoxicants, escalating the harassment that will lead to confrontation and retribution.