Shloka 5
सभा-पर्यवसान-प्रस्थानवचनम् | Counsel at the Point of Departure
यां न वायुर्न चादित्यो दृष्टवन्तौ पुरा गृहे । साहमद्य सभामध्ये दृश्यास्मि जनसंसदि
yāṃ na vāyur na cādityo dṛṣṭavantau purā gṛhe | sāham adya sabhāmadhye dṛśyāsmi janasaṃsadi ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Người phụ nữ mà xưa kia, trong nội cung, cả Gió lẫn Mặt Trời cũng chưa từng thấy—chính nàng ấy hôm nay bị bắt phải hiện ra ngay giữa triều hội, trước mặt một hội chúng toàn đàn ông.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a breach of dharma: a woman who was traditionally protected from public gaze within the household is forced into public exposure in a male assembly. It underscores the ethical collapse of the court when shame, consent, and dignity are disregarded.
The narrator describes the shocking moment when a secluded woman—understood in context as Draupadī—is brought into the sabhā (royal assembly) and made visible before a crowd, marking a pivotal act of humiliation and injustice in the Sabha Parva.