Shloka 36
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
अस्या: सभामानयनं न चित्रमिति मे मति: । एकाम्बरधरत्वं वाप्यथ वापि विवस्त्रता
asyāḥ sabhāmānayanaṃ na citram iti me matiḥ | ekāmbaradharatvaṃ vāpy atha vāpi vivastratā, kurunandana | devatābhir striyai eka eva patir vihitaḥ; paraṃ tv iyaṃ draupadī anekapatyadhīnā, ataḥ niścayena veśyā | tasyāḥ sabhāyām ānayanaṃ nāścaryam | ekavastrā vā nagnā vāpi iha ānetuṃ śakyate—iti me spaṣṭā matiḥ ||
迦尔纳说道：“依我之见，把她带进议事大殿并无稀奇。无论她只披一件衣裳，甚至赤身裸体，也都可以带到这里来，噢，俱卢族的荣耀！诸天为女子只规定一位夫君；而这位德劳帕蒂却隶属于多位夫君——因此她必定是个娼妓。故而，将她带入殿中并非奇事。”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how adharma can be advanced through abusive rhetoric: Karna attempts to justify Draupadi’s public humiliation by attacking her marital status. The ethical lesson is that twisting social norms to degrade a vulnerable person is itself a grave moral failure, and speech can become an instrument of violence.
In the Kuru assembly during the dice-hall crisis, Draupadi is being brought into the court. Karna speaks harshly, arguing that bringing her in is not improper and that even disrobing would be acceptable, while branding her with a slur because she has multiple husbands.