Shloka 14
द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्
Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune
भीमसेनमुप श्लिष्यद्धस्तिनीव महागजम् | वीणेव मधुरालापा गान्धारं साधु मूर्छती । अभ्यभाषत पाञज्चाली भीमसेनमनिन्दिता
bhīmasenam upa śliṣyad hastinīva mahāgajam | vīṇeva madhurālāpā gāndhāraṃ sādhu mūrcchatī || abhyabhāṣata pāñcālī bhīmasenam aninditā |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Dumantay si Pāñcālī na walang dungis kay Bhīmasena, gaya ng pagyakap ng babaeng elepante sa makapangyarihang lalaking elepante; at kinausap niya si Bhīmasena sa matatamis na salita—tulad ng vīṇā na ang banayad na tugtugin, kapag mahusay na naitono sa himig na Gāndhāra, ay nagpapalaganap ng kaaya-ayang himig.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical communication: in moments of strain, gentle, well-tuned speech (like music) and affectionate closeness can guide a powerful person toward restraint and right action, rather than provoking rashness.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Draupadī (Pāñcālī), drawing close to Bhīma and embracing him, speaks sweetly and persuasively—her words compared to a vīṇā playing a pleasing Gāndhāra mode—suggesting an intimate attempt to influence his response within the Virāṭa-period tensions.