Shloka 46

द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्

Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त्वा प्राद्रवत्‌ कृष्णा सुदेष्णाया निवेशनम्‌ | केशान्‌ मुक्त्वा च सुश्रोणी संरम्भाल्लोहितेक्षणा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ity uktvā prādravat kṛṣṇā sudeṣṇāyā niveśanam | keśān muktvā ca suśroṇī saṃrambhāl lohitekṣaṇā |

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Сказав так, Кришна (Драупади) — прекраснобёдрая — стремительно побежала к покоям царицы Судешны. Волосы её были распущены, а от жара негодования глаза налились краснотой — знаки тяжкого оскорбления и решительного обращения к справедливости в пределах дворцового закона и нравственного порядка.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• प्राद्रवत्: ran forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्र

• कृष्णा: Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• कृष्णा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सुदेष्णायाः: of Sudeṣṇā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदेष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• निवेशनम्: dwelling; residence
• निवेशनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• केशान्: hair (locks)
• केशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मुक्त्वा: having loosened; letting loose
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

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

• सुश्रोणी: she of beautiful hips
• सुश्रोणी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुश्रोणी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• संरम्भात्: from anger; out of rage
• संरम्भात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संरम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• लोहितेक्षणा: she whose eyes were red
• लोहितेक्षणा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहितेक्षणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Sudeṣṇā
• Sudeṣṇā’s residence (niveśana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a grave insult demands recourse to rightful authority and ethical order: Draupadī’s unbound hair and reddened eyes symbolize violated dignity and righteous indignation, urging that power in a royal household must protect the wronged rather than enable the aggressor.

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking (in the preceding context), Draupadī quickly runs to Queen Sudeṣṇā’s quarters. Her hair is loosened and her eyes are red with anger, indicating she is going to report an outrage and seek the queen’s intervention.