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Shloka 76

द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्

Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune

तत्‌ कर्म कृतवानद्य कथं निद्रां निषेवसे । वहाँ पहुँचते ही सैरन्ध्री बोली--आर्यपुत्र! मुझसे द्वेष रखनेवाले उस महापापी सेनापतिके, जिसने मेरे साथ वैसा अपमानजनक बर्ताव किया था, जीते-जी तुम आज नींद कैसे ले रहे हो?

tat karma kṛtavān adya kathaṃ nidrāṃ niṣevase |

“Hôm nay chàng đã làm việc ấy rồi, sao giờ còn có thể an giấc?” Vừa đến nơi, nàng Saīrandhrī nói: “Hỡi bậc Aryaputra! Tên thống lĩnh đại ác kia, kẻ mang lòng thù ghét ta và đã đối xử nhục mạ ta như thế, vẫn còn sống—vậy mà hôm nay chàng lại có thể ngủ yên sao?”

तत्that (deed)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्मact, deed
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृतवान्having done, did
कृतवान्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्तवतुँ (past active participle)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
कथम्how?
कथम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
निद्राम्sleep
निद्राम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिद्रा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
निषेवसेyou resort to, you take (sleep)
निषेवसे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-सेव्
FormPresent, Ātmanepada, Second, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
S
Sairandhrī
S
senāpati (the commander; implied as Kīcaka in the narrative context)

Educational Q&A

A grievous wrong—especially the humiliation of a protected person—creates an ethical urgency: dharma demands timely redress and protection, and complacency (symbolized by sleep) is censured when injustice remains unaddressed.

Sairandhrī (Draupadī in disguise) confronts the hero after reaching him, reproaching him: despite what has occurred and despite the wicked commander who insulted her still being alive, she questions how he can rest instead of acting to punish the offender.