Adhyaya 11 — Draupadī’s Grief, Demand for Justice, and Bhīma’s Departure
तस्या बहुविध॑ दुःखातन्निशम्य परिदेवितम्
tasyā bahuvidha-duḥkhāt tan niśamya paridevitam
毗舍摩波耶那说:他听见她的哀号——由种种悲苦所生——便尽数领会那悲恸的沉重。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse highlights the ethical reality that violence leaves layered, manifold suffering; recognizing and truly hearing another’s lament is itself a moral moment, calling for compassion and responsibility in the wake of wrongdoing.
The narrator reports that someone hears a woman’s intense lamentation arising from many kinds of grief, marking a transition into or emphasis on the emotional fallout following the night’s atrocities in the Sauptika episode.