Mahabharata 1.183.10 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 183, Shloka 10
गूढपाण्डवदर्शनम् — The Hidden Pāṇḍavas and Kṛṣṇa’s Visit
स्वसा तस्यानवचद्याज्ञी द्रौपदी तनुमध्यमा | नीलोत्पलसमो गन्धो यस्या: क्रोशात् प्रवाति वै
svāsā tasyānavadyājñī draupadī tanumadhyamā | nīlotpalasamo gandho yasyāḥ krośāt pravāti vai ||
ధృష్టద్యుమ్నుని సోదరి ద్రౌపది నిర్దోషిణి, సద్బుద్ధిసంపన్నురాలు; సన్నని నడుము గలది, అవయవములన్నీ నిర్దోషములు. ఆమె దేహసుగంధము నీలకమలసమానమై ఒక క్రోశమంత దూరం వరకు వ్యాపిస్తుంది.
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The verse underscores that true worth is grounded in blameless character and auspicious qualities. Draupadī is praised as ‘anavadya’ (irreproachable), suggesting ethical excellence and social honor rooted in virtue and rightful lineage, not merely external beauty.
Yudhiṣṭhira is describing Draupadī, emphasizing her faultless nature, slender waist, and extraordinary lotus-like fragrance that carries for a krośa, and identifying her as the sister of Dhṛṣṭadyumna—thereby affirming her noble identity and suitability within the unfolding marital and alliance context.
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