Shloka 9
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
कुलीना शीलसम्पन्ना प्राणेभ्योडपि गरीयसी । महिषी पाण्डुपुत्राणां तथा विनिकृता त्वया
kulīnā śīlasampannā prāṇebhyo 'pi garīyasī | mahiṣī pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ tathā vinikṛtā tvayā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“德劳帕蒂出身高贵，具足贞德与善行；对般度诸子而言，她比生命更可敬、更可爱，乃其正妃王后。可你竟仍加以亏辱，使她蒙受羞耻。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharma in the form of respecting a virtuous woman’s dignity and condemning outrage against one who is honorable and deeply cherished; moral gravity increases when the victim is blameless and revered.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes Draupadī as noble, virtuous, and the principal queen of the Pāṇḍavas, then rebukes the addressee for having nevertheless committed an offense and humiliation against her—framing it as a serious ethical transgression.