Shloka 7

अध्याय १५ — कीचकस्य अत्याचारः, द्रौपद्याः सभाशरणगमनम्

Kīcaka’s coercion and Draupadī’s appeal in the assembly

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त: स विनिष्क्रम्य भगिन्या वचनात्‌ तदा । सुरामाहारयामास राजार्हा सुपरिष्कृताम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ity uktaḥ sa viniṣkramya bhaginyā vacanāt tadā | surām āhārayāmāsa rājārhāṃ supariṣkṛtām ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：他既如此被告知，便在那时依从其姊之言退了出去。回到家中，他按时命人送来精制佳酿，足供王者享用；又令巧手厨师备办丰盛筵席，珍馐与常食并陈，最上等的饮食俱全。

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विनिष्क्रम्य: having gone out
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि√क्रम् (विनि-)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• भगिन्याः: of (his) sister
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• वचनात्: from the words / because of the words
• वचनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• सुराम्: liquor, wine
• सुराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आहारयामास: caused to be brought / had brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√हृ
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजार्हाम्: fit for a king
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजार्ह
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सुपरिष्कृताम्: well-prepared, well-refined
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपरिष्कृत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kīcaka
• Kīcaka’s sister (Sudeshnā/queen implied by context)
• liquor (surā)
• royal-grade provisions/food and drink

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how indulgence and calculated preparation can serve unethical intent: outwardly refined hospitality (royal liquor and delicacies) may be used to facilitate coercion or wrongdoing, reminding readers to judge actions by purpose and dharma rather than by polish or luxury.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving reassurance based on his sister’s words, Kīcaka leaves and arranges for refined, king-worthy liquor and an elaborate spread of food and drink through skilled cooks—setting up the next stage of the episode in the Virāṭa court.