Shloka 44

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

इत्यनुस्मृत्य कृष्णं सा हरिं त्रिभुवने श्वरम्‌ । प्रारुदद्‌ दु:खिता राजन्‌ मुखमाच्छाद्य भामिनी

Transliteration

ity anusmṛtya kṛṣṇaṃ sā hariṃ tribhuvaneśvaram | prārudad duḥkhitā rājan mukham ācchādya bhāminī ||

Translation

她一再忆念奎师那——诃利，三界之主——德罗帕蒂悲痛难抑，便以衣襟掩面，放声痛哭，噢大王。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अनुस्मृत्य: having remembered, recalling
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√स्मृ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• हरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिभुवनेश्वरम्: lord of the three worlds
• त्रिभुवनेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिभुवनेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रारुदत्: she cried, began to weep
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√रुद्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दुःखिता: distressed, sorrowful
• दुःखिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मुखम्: face
• मुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आच्छाद्य: having covered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√छद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• भामिनी: the proud/spirited woman (Draupadi)
• भामिनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Hari
• Draupadī
• Janamejaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In extreme suffering, Draupadī’s repeated remembrance of Kṛṣṇa highlights bhakti as a sustaining moral force: turning to the divine is not escapism but a way to endure injustice and affirm that adharma will not have the final word.

What is happening in the narrative?

After recalling Kṛṣṇa as the supreme Lord, Draupadī—deeply distressed—covers her face with her garment and cries loudly, while Vaiśampāyana narrates this to King Janamejaya.