Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कृष्णा तु केशौ: प्रच्छाद्य मुखमायतलोचना । दर्शनीया प्ररुदती राजानमनुगच्छति,परम सुन्दरी विशाललोचना कृष्णा अपने केशोंसे ही मुँह ढँककर रोती हुई राजाके पीछे-पीछे जा रही है

Transliteration

kṛṣṇā tu keśaiḥ pracchādya mukham āyatālocanā | darśanīyā prarudatī rājānam anugacchati ||

Translation

Nhưng Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), đôi mắt dài ngập lệ sầu, lấy mái tóc che mặt. Dẫu đáng được chiêm ngưỡng, nàng vẫn bật khóc nức nở khi theo sau nhà vua—một hình ảnh của phẩm giá bị chà đạp và sự suy đồi đạo lý của triều đình lẽ ra phải che chở cho nàng.

Word by Word

कृष्णाKrishnaa (Draupadi)

तुbut/indeed

केशौःwith (her) hairs

प्रच्छाद्यhaving covered

मुखम्face

आयत-लोचनाlong-eyed

दर्शनीयाlovely/beautiful to behold

प्ररुदतीweeping, crying aloud

राजानम्the king

अनुगच्छतिfollows

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

क

कृष्णा (द्रौपदी)

र

राजा (unspecified king)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical duty of rulers and assemblies to protect dignity and justice: when a virtuous woman is driven to hide her face in shame and grief, it signals a collapse of dharma in the very institution meant to uphold it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura describes Draupadī: she covers her face with her hair and, crying, follows behind the king, conveying her distress and the disgraceful situation unfolding in the royal court.