Shloka 44

इन्द्रजिद्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम्

Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa: Escalation through Concealment

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छुत्वा द्रौपदी भीममुवाच व्याकुलेन्द्रिया । कुपिता ह्वीमती प्राज्ञा पती भीमार्जुनावुभी

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca tac chrutvā draupadī bhīmam uvāca vyākulendriyā | kupitā hrīmatī prājñā patī bhīmārjunāv ubhau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Nghe vậy, Draupadī—các giác quan rối bời—liền cất lời với Bhīma. Dẫu đang phẫn nộ, nàng vẫn giữ vẻ đoan trang và sáng suốt, nói với cả hai phu quân của mình: Bhīma và Arjuna.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

तत्that

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

द्रौपदीDraupadī

भीमम्Bhīma

उवाचsaid

व्याकुलाagitated, distressed

इन्द्रियाwith (her) senses

कुपिताangered

ह्रीमताmodest, possessing shame (hri)

प्राज्ञाwise, intelligent

पती(her) two husbands

भीमBhīma (as part of the pair)

अर्जुनौArjuna (as part of the pair)

उभौboth

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī

Bhīma

Arjuna

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 highlights an ethical ideal: even when provoked and angry, a person of discernment maintains decorum and speaks with awareness of duty and relationship. Draupadī is portrayed as simultaneously indignant and self-controlled—anger guided by wisdom rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing some preceding statement or event, Draupadī becomes emotionally stirred and addresses Bhīma; the wording also indicates she is speaking with reference to both Bhīma and Arjuna as her husbands. The narrator emphasizes her inner state—agitated yet modest and wise—setting the tone for her forthcoming counsel or reproach.