Shloka 11

Devanagari script

हियमाणा तु सा राजन्‌ सूतपुत्रैरनिन्दिता । प्राक्रोशन्नाथमिच्छन्ती कृष्णा नाथवती सती,राजन! सूतपुत्रोंद्वारा इस प्रकार ले जायी जाती हुई सती द्रौपदी सनाथा होकर भी [अनाथा-सी हो रही थी, वह] नाथ (रक्षक)-की इच्छा करती हुई जोर-जोरसे पुकारने लगी

Transliteration

hriyamāṇā tu sā rājan sūtaputrair aninditā | prākrośann ātham icchantī kṛṣṇā nāthavatī satī ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Tâu Đại vương, khi Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) vô tội bị các con trai của sūta lôi đi, nàng kêu gào thảm thiết, khát khao một đấng che chở. Dẫu vốn có người bảo hộ chính đáng, nàng vẫn bị làm cho cảm thấy như kẻ không nơi nương tựa.

Word by Word

हियमाणाbeing carried away

तुbut/indeed

साshe

राजन्O king

सूतपुत्रैःby the charioteers' sons

अनिन्दिताblameless

प्राक्रोशत्cried out

नाथम्a protector/lord

इच्छन्तीdesiring

कृष्णाKrishna (Draupadi)

नाथवतीhaving a protector

सतीvirtuous/chaste

राजन्O king

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

rājan (King Janamejaya, implied addressee)

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

sūtaputras (sons of the sūta; Kīcaka’s followers/attendants)

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 how adharma manifests when the powerful violate the dignity of the blameless. Even one who should be protected can be made to feel helpless; dharma demands active guardianship and resistance to injustice, not passive complicity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī (called Kṛṣṇā), though a virtuous woman with rightful protectors, is being forcibly dragged by Kīcaka’s men (called sūtaputras). She cries out loudly, seeking a protector, underscoring her public humiliation and the moral crisis in the courtly environment.