Shloka 3
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! सिरपर अत्यन्त काले और लम्बे केश धारण करनेवाली ट्रुपदराजकुमारी कृष्णा राजा युधिष्छिरके धर्म और अर्थसे युक्त हितकर वचन सुनकर शोकसे कातर हो उठी और महारथी सात्यकि तथा सहदेवकी प्रशंसा करके वहाँ बैठे हुए दशार्हकुलभूषण श्रीकृष्णसे कुछ कहनेको उद्यत हुई ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca—janamejaya! śirasi atyanta-kālān dīrghān ca keśān dhārayantī drupadarāja-kumārī kṛṣṇā rājñaḥ yudhiṣṭhirasya dharma-artha-yuktān hitakarān vacanān śrutvā śoka-santaptābhavat; mahārathī sātyakiṃ ca sahadevaṃ ca praśaṃsya tatra niṣaṇṇaṃ dāśārha-kula-bhūṣaṇaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ kiñcid vaktum udyatā. bhīmasenaṃ ca saṃśāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā paramadurmanāḥ, aśru-pūrṇekṣaṇā vākyam uvācedaṃ manasvinī—
毗舍三跋耶那曰：“阇那梅阇耶啊！德罗帕蒂——克利什那，德鲁帕达王之女，发长而黝黑——听罢坚战王（尤提施提罗）之言：其言有益，兼合于法与政略。她为悲恸所逼，称颂大车战士萨底耆与萨诃提婆；继而转向端坐其处、达沙尔诃族之荣饰——圣克利什那，欲启其辞。见毗摩塞那竟异常沉静，这位意志坚毅的女子愈加哀痛；泪盈双眸，遂对克利什那如是说道……”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the ethical strain of decision-making before conflict: Yudhiṣṭhira’s counsel is framed as both dharma- and artha-informed (moral duty plus practical policy), yet Draupadī’s grief shows that righteous reasoning does not erase emotional and moral injury. It sets up a dialogue where justice, restraint, and the demand for redress must be weighed.
After hearing Yudhiṣṭhira’s beneficial counsel, Draupadī—still overwhelmed by sorrow—praises Sātyaki and Sahadeva and then turns to Kṛṣṇa to speak. Seeing Bhīma unexpectedly calm intensifies her distress; with tear-filled eyes, she begins addressing Kṛṣṇa, signaling an impending appeal or argument about the course ahead.