Shloka 4

Draupadī’s Grief at Seeing the Heroes in Disguise (द्रौपदी-विषादः / वेष-परिभव-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

वनवासगतायाश्च सैन्धवेन दुरात्मना | परामर्शो द्वितीयो वै सोढुमुत्सहते तु का,वनवासमें जानेपर दुरात्मा सिन्धुराज जयद्रथने जो मेरा स्पर्श कर लिया, यह दूसरा अपमान था। उसे भी कौन सह सकती है?

Transliteration

vanavāsagatāyāś ca saindhavena durātmanā | parāmarśo dvitīyo vai soḍhum utsahate tu kā ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“而当她流亡林野之后，那邪恶的信度婆（阇耶陀罗他）竟对她动手——这确是第二重羞辱。又有谁能有力量连这也忍受？”

Word by Word

वनवासगतायाःof (her) who had gone to forest-dwelling / living in exile

चand

सैन्धवेनby the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)

दुरात्मनाby the wicked-souled (man)

परामर्शःtouching / molestation / affront

द्वितीयःsecond

वैindeed

सःthat / he (i.e., that act)

ओढुम्to bear / to endure

उत्सहतेis able / dares

तुbut

काwho (woman)?

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jayadratha (Saindhava, Sindhu king)

the exiled lady (Draupadī, implied)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames unlawful physical contact and harassment as a grave ethical transgression (adharma) and highlights the moral weight of dishonor inflicted upon a vulnerable person—especially one already suffering exile—underscoring why such acts demand accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana recalls that during the Pāṇḍavas’ forest exile, Jayadratha (the Saindhava king) affronted Draupadī by laying hands on her. This is described as a ‘second humiliation,’ emphasizing the intensity of the insult and the difficulty of enduring it.