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Draupadī-daivavāda-parva (Draupadi Argues about Fate)3.31.1-9
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Mahabharata · 3.31.1-9
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Devanāgarī

द्रौपद्य् उवाच
नमो धात्रे विधात्रे च यौ मोहं चक्रतुस् तव ॥
पितृपैतामहे वृत्ते वोढव्ये ते ऽन्यथा मतिः ॥
नेह धर्मानृशंस्याभ्यां न क्षान्त्या नार्जवेन च ॥
पुरुषः श्रियम् आप्नोति न घृणित्वेन कर्हि चित् ॥
त्वां चेद् व्यसनम् अभ्यागाद् इदं भारत दुःसहम् ॥
यत् त्वं नार्हसि नापीमे भ्रातरस् ते महौजसः ॥
न हि ते ऽध्यगमज् जातु तदानीं नाद्य भारत ॥
धर्मात् प्रियतरं किं चिद् अपि चेज् जीविताद् इह ॥
धर्मार्थम् एव ते राज्यं धर्मार्थं जीवितं च ते ॥
ब्राह्मणा गुरवश् चैव जानन्त्य् अपि च देवताः ॥
भीमसेनार्जुनौ चैव माद्रेयौ च मया सह ॥
त्यजेस् त्वम् इति मे बुद्धिर् न तु धर्मं परित्यजेः ॥
राजानं धर्मगोप्तारं धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः ॥
इति मे श्रुतम् आर्याणां त्वां तु मन्ये न रक्षति ॥
अनन्या हि नरव्याघ्र नित्यदा धर्मम् एव ते ॥
बुद्धिः सततम् अन्वेति छायेव पुरुषं निजा ॥
नावमंस्था हि सदृशान् नावराञ् श्रेयसः कुतः ॥
अवाप्य पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां न ते शृङ्गम् अवर्धत ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

draupady uvāca
namo dhātre vidhātre ca yau mohaṃ cakratus tava ||
pitṛpaitāmahe vṛtte voḍhavye te 'nyathā matiḥ ||
neha dharmānṛśaṃsyābhyāṃ na kṣāntyā nārjavena ca ||
puruṣaḥ śriyam āpnoti na ghṛṇitvena karhi cit ||
tvāṃ ced vyasanam abhyāgād idaṃ bhārata duḥsaham ||
yat tvaṃ nārhasi nāpīme bhrātaras te mahaujasaḥ ||
na hi te 'dhyagamaj jātu tadānīṃ nādya bhārata ||
dharmāt priyataraṃ kiṃ cid api cej jīvitād iha ||
dharmārtham eva te rājyaṃ dharmārthaṃ jīvitaṃ ca te ||
brāhmaṇā guravaś caiva jānanty api ca devatāḥ ||
bhīmasenārjunau caiva mādreyau ca mayā saha ||
tyajes tvam iti me buddhir na tu dharmaṃ parityajeḥ ||
rājānaṃ dharmagoptāraṃ dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ ||
iti me śrutam āryāṇāṃ tvāṃ tu manye na rakṣati ||
ananyā hi naravyāghra nityadā dharmam eva te ||
buddhiḥ satatam anveti chāyeva puruṣaṃ nijā ||
nāvamaṃsthā hi sadṛśān nāvarāñ śreyasaḥ kutaḥ ||
avāpya pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ na te śṛṅgam avardhata ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
द्रौपदी उवाचdraupadī uvācaDraupadi said
नमः धात्रे विधात्रे च यौ मोहम् चक्रतुः तव पितृपैतामहे वृत्ते वोढव्ये ते अन्यथा मतिःnamaḥ dhātre vidhātre ca yau moham cakratuḥ tava pitṛpaitāmahe vṛtte voḍhavye te anyathā matiḥhomage to Dhatri and Vidhatri, who wrought this delusion in you: when the path of fathers and forefathers must be borne, your mind is otherwise
न इह धर्मानृशंस्याभ्याम् न क्षान्त्या न आर्जवेन च पुरुषः श्रियम् आप्नोति न घृणित्वेन कर्हि चित्na iha dharmānṛśaṃsyābhyām na kṣāntyā na ārjavena ca puruṣaḥ śriyam āpnoti na ghṛṇitvena karhi cithere a man does not attain prosperity by dharma alone, by non-cruelty, patience, honesty, or compassion
त्वाम् चेत् व्यसनम् अभ्यागात् इदम् भारत दुःसहम् यत् त्वम् न अर्हसि न अपि इमे भ्रातरः ते महौजसःtvām cet vyasanam abhyāgāt idam bhārata duḥsaham yat tvam na arhasi na api ime bhrātaraḥ te mahaujasaḥif this unbearable calamity has come upon you, O Bharata, which neither you nor these mighty brothers of yours deserve
न हि ते अध्यगमत् जातु तदानीम् न अद्य भारत धर्मात् प्रियतरम् किं चित् अपि चेत् जीवितात् इहna hi te adhyagamat jātu tadānīm na adya bhārata dharmāt priyataram kiṃ cit api cet jīvitāt ihafor then, as now, O Bharata, nothing has ever been dearer to you than dharma, not even life
धर्मार्थम् एव ते राज्यम् धर्मार्थम् जीवितम् च ते ब्राह्मणाः गुरवः च एव जानन्ति अपि च देवताःdharmārtham eva te rājyam dharmārtham jīvitam ca te brāhmaṇāḥ guravaḥ ca eva jānanti api ca devatāḥyour kingdom exists for the sake of dharma, and your life is for the sake of dharma; this the brahmins, the teachers, and the gods know
भीमसेनार्जुनौ च एव माद्रेयौ च मया सह त्यजेः त्वम् इति मे बुद्धिः न तु धर्मम् परित्यजेःbhīmasenārjunau ca eva mādreyau ca mayā saha tyajeḥ tvam iti me buddhiḥ na tu dharmam parityajeḥI think you would forsake Bhimasena, Arjuna, the sons of Madri, and me, but you would not forsake dharma
राजानम् धर्मगोप्तारम् धर्मः रक्षति रक्षितः इति मे श्रुतम् आर्याणाम् त्वाम् तु मन्ये न रक्षतिrājānam dharmagoptāram dharmaḥ rakṣati rakṣitaḥ iti me śrutam āryāṇām tvām tu manye na rakṣatiI have heard from the noble: dharma, protected by the king who guards dharma, protects him in turn; but I think it does not protect you
अनन्या हि नरव्याघ्र नित्यदा धर्मम् एव ते बुद्धिः सततम् अन्वेति छाया इव पुरुषम् निजाananyā hi naravyāghra nityadā dharmam eva te buddhiḥ satatam anveti chāyā iva puruṣam nijāfor your mind, O tiger among men, ever follows dharma alone without deviation, as one's own shadow follows a man
न अवमंस्थाः हि सदृशान् न अवरान् श्रेयसः कुतः अवाप्य पृथिवीम् कृत्स्नाम् न ते शृङ्गम् अवर्धतna avamaṃsthāḥ hi sadṛśān na avarān śreyasaḥ kutaḥ avāpya pṛthivīm kṛtsnām na te śṛṅgam avardhatayou have never despised your equals, still less your inferiors or your betters; having gained the whole earth, the horn of your pride did not grow
द्रौपद्य्draupadyoriginal form "draupady", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नमोnamooriginal form "namo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मोहंmohaṃoriginal form "mohaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चक्रतुस्cakratusoriginal form "cakratus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽन्यथा'nyathāoriginal form "'nyathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेहnehaoriginal form "neha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मानृशंस्याभ्यांdharmānṛśaṃsyābhyāṃoriginal form "dharmānṛśaṃsyābhyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नार्जवेनnārjavenaoriginal form "nārjavena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वांtvāṃoriginal form "tvāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेद्cedoriginal form "ced", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभ्यागाद्abhyāgādoriginal form "abhyāgād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इदंidaṃoriginal form "idaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वंtvaṃoriginal form "tvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नार्हसिnārhasioriginal form "nārhasi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नापीमेnāpīmeoriginal form "nāpīme", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भ्रातरस्bhrātarasoriginal form "bhrātaras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽध्यगमज्'dhyagamajoriginal form "'dhyagamaj", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदानींtadānīṃoriginal form "tadānīṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाद्यnādyaoriginal form "nādya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रियतरंpriyataraṃoriginal form "priyataraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेज्cejoriginal form "cej", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जीविताद्jīvitādoriginal form "jīvitād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राज्यंrājyaṃoriginal form "rājyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मार्थंdharmārthaṃoriginal form "dharmārthaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जीवितंjīvitaṃoriginal form "jīvitaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणाbrāhmaṇāoriginal form "brāhmaṇā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गुरवश्guravaśoriginal form "guravaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जानन्त्य्jānantyoriginal form "jānanty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्यजेस्tyajesoriginal form "tyajes", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बुद्धिर्buddhiroriginal form "buddhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मंdharmaṃoriginal form "dharmaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजानंrājānaṃoriginal form "rājānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मगोप्तारंdharmagoptāraṃoriginal form "dharmagoptāraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मोdharmooriginal form "dharmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आर्याणांāryāṇāṃoriginal form "āryāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वांtvāṃoriginal form "tvāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छायेवchāyevaoriginal form "chāyeva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषंpuruṣaṃoriginal form "puruṣaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नावमंस्थाnāvamaṃsthāoriginal form "nāvamaṃsthā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नावराञ्nāvarāñoriginal form "nāvarāñ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिवींpṛthivīṃoriginal form "pṛthivīṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृत्स्नांkṛtsnāṃoriginal form "kṛtsnāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

Draupadi said: 'Homage to Dhatri and Vidhatri, if it is they who wrought such delusion in you: when the path of fathers and forefathers must be borne, your mind goes otherwise. In this world a man does not attain prosperity by dharma alone, by non-cruelty, patience, honesty, and compassion. How else could such an unbearable calamity have come upon you, which neither you nor your mighty brothers deserve? Nothing has ever been dearer to you than dharma, not even life. Your kingdom exists for the sake of dharma, and your life for the sake of dharma; this the brahmins, the teachers, and the gods know. I think you would sooner forsake Bhima, Arjuna, the twins, and me than forsake dharma. It is said that dharma protects the king who protects it; but it seems it did not protect you. Your mind always follows dharma, as a shadow follows a man; having gained the whole earth, you did not grow proud nor scorn anyone.'

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