Shloka 18
अध्याय १५ — कीचकस्य अत्याचारः, द्रौपद्याः सभाशरणगमनम्
Kīcaka’s coercion and Draupadī’s appeal in the assembly
सैरन्ध्युवाच यथाहमन्यं भर्तृभ्यो नाभिजानामि कंचन । तेन सत्येन मां प्राप्तां मा कुर्यात् कीचको वशे
Sairandhrī uvāca: yathāham anyaṃ bhartṛbhyo nābhijānāmi kañcana | tena satyena māṃ prāptāṃ mā kuryāt Kīcako vaśe ||
塞兰德丽说道：“正如我除诸位夫君之外不承认任何男子，愿凭此真实之力，基恰迦不得将我——既已来到此处者——纳入其掌控。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights satya (truthfulness) as a moral and spiritual force: a truthful declaration (satyakriyā) is invoked as protection against adharma—here, coercion and sexual aggression—affirming fidelity and personal integrity as ethically potent.
Draupadī, disguised as Sairandhrī in King Virāṭa’s court, faces Kīcaka’s advances. She utters a truth-act: declaring she belongs to no man except her husbands, she prays that by this truth Kīcaka may not gain power over her.