Shloka 34
द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्
Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवंविधैर्वचोभि: सा तदा कृष्णाश्रुलोचना । उपालभत राजानं मत्स्यानां वरवर्णिनी
vaiśampāyana uvāca: evaṁvidhair vacobhiḥ sā tadā kṛṣṇāśrulocanā | upālabhata rājānaṁ matsyānāṁ varavarṇinī ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: Тогда Драупади — прекрасноликая, с глазами, полными слёз, — такими речами укорила и сурово упрекнула царя Матсьи.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when wronged and overwhelmed by sorrow, one may appeal to dharma by holding rulers accountable: a king’s legitimacy is tied to protecting the vulnerable and responding to injustice with decisive, ethical action.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Draupadī, weeping, addresses the Matsya king (Virāṭa) with sharp reproach—introducing her complaint and moral indictment that will drive the episode’s demand for redress.