Shloka 4
Draupadī’s Exhortation on Rājadharma and Daṇḍa (द्रौपद्याः राजधर्मोपदेशः)
अभिमानवती नित्यं विशेषेण युधिष्ठिरे । लालिता सतत राज्ञा धर्मज्ञा धर्मदर्शिनी
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
abhimānavatī nityaṁ viśeṣeṇa yudhiṣṭhire |
lālitā satataṁ rājñā dharmajñā dharmadarśinī ||
وہ ہمیشہ باوقار و خوددار تھی، خصوصاً یُدھشٹھِر کے معاملے میں؛ بادشاہ اسے برابر عزیز رکھتا اور نازوں سے پالتا تھا؛ وہ دھرم کو جاننے والی اور دھرم کو صاف طور پر دیکھنے والی تھی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical ideal: true closeness to a righteous king is marked not merely by affection or status, but by dharma-jñāna (knowing dharma) and dharma-darśana (clear moral discernment).
The narrator describes a principal woman (contextually, Draupadī) as proud in relation to Yudhiṣṭhira, beloved by him, and distinguished by her understanding and perception of dharma—setting the stage for her forthcoming speech or counsel.