Shloka 19
भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शमोपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel of Conciliation to Duryodhana
स्त्रीधर्मिणी वरारोहा क्षत्रधर्मरता सदा । नाध्यगच्छत् तदा नाथं कृष्णा नाथवती सती,क्षत्रियधर्ममें सदा तत्पर रहनेवाली मेरी सर्वाग-सुन्दरी सती-साध्वी बहू कृष्णा उन दिनों रजस्वला अवस्थामें थी। वह सब प्रकारसे सनाथ थी, तो भी उस दिन कौरवसभामें उसे कोई रक्षक नहीं मिला (वह अनाथ-सी रोती हुई अपमान सह रही थी)
strīdharminī varārohā kṣatradharmaratā sadā | nādhyagacchat tadā nāthaṃ kṛṣṇā nāthavatī satī ||
“德劳帕蒂——恪守妇道，尊贵卓绝，又常怀刹帝利之志——当时竟寻不得一位护卫。她本是贞淑之妻，实有依怙；然而那一日，在俱卢（Kaurava）朝廷之中，却无人为她出头护持，她便如同无依无靠之人一般，含辱受难。”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral failure: even a virtuous woman who should have been protected by social and familial duty found no defender in a public assembly. It underscores that dharma is not merely personal virtue (satī, strī-dharma) but also collective responsibility—especially the kṣatriya obligation to protect and uphold justice.
The speaker recalls Draupadī’s ordeal in the Kaurava court: despite being a lawful wife with rightful protectors, she was left without effective refuge when she was publicly wronged. The line frames her as exemplary in conduct, while exposing the assembly’s ethical collapse in failing to shield her.