Draupadi Answers Kotikashya

Verse 1 (3.267.1)

अथाब्रवीद्द्रौपदी राजपुत्री । पृष्टा शिबीनां प्रवरेण तेन । अवेक्ष्य मन्दं प्रविमुच्य शाखां । संगृह्णती कौशिकमुत्तरीयम् ॥

athābravīddraupadī rājaputrī | pṛṣṭā śibīnāṃ pravareṇa tena | avekṣya mandaṃ pravimucya śākhāṃ | saṃgṛhṇatī kauśikamuttarīyam

Then Draupadi, the king's daughter, questioned by that foremost of the Shibis, looked at him gently, let go of the branch, drew her silken upper garment about her and said:

Note on the text: Corrected कप्रवरेण → प्रवरेण (misprint in Wikisource; a stray akshara that breaks the metre; CE pravareṇa).

Verse 2 (3.267.2)

बुद्ध्याऽभिजानामि नरेन्द्रपुत्र । न मादृशी त्वामभिभाष्टुमर्हति । न त्वेह वक्ताऽस्ति तवेह वाक्य- । मन्यो नरो वाऽप्यथवाऽपि नारी ॥

buddhyā'bhijānāmi narendraputra | na mādṛśī tvāmabhibhāṣṭumarhati | na tveha vaktā'sti taveha vākya- | manyo naro vā'pyathavā'pi nārī

"I know well, prince, that a woman like me ought not to speak with you. But there is no one else here, man or woman, to answer what you say.

Note on the text: Corrected नरेनद्‌रपुत्र → नरेन्द्रपुत्र (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct with a stray joiner; CE narendraputra).

Verse 3 (3.267.3)

एका ह्यहं संप्रति तेन वाचं । ददानि वै भद्र निबोध चेदम् । अहं ह्यरण्येकथमेकमेका । त्वामालपेयं निरता स्वधर्मे ॥

ekā hyahaṃ saṃprati tena vācaṃ | dadāni vai bhadra nibodha cedam | ahaṃ hyaraṇyekathamekamekā | tvāmālapeyaṃ niratā svadharme

I am alone here just now, and for that reason, good sir, I give you an answer; understand this. For how could I, alone in the forest and devoted to my own duty, speak with a man who is alone?

Verse 4 (3.267.4)

जानामि च त्वां सुरथस्य पुत्रं । यं कोटिकाश्येति विदुर्मनुष्याः । तस्मादहं शैब्य तथैव तुभ्य- । माख्यामि बन्धून्प्रथितं कुलं च ॥

jānāmi ca tvāṃ surathasya putraṃ | yaṃ koṭikāśyeti vidurmanuṣyāḥ | tasmādahaṃ śaibya tathaiva tubhya- | mākhyāmi bandhūnprathitaṃ kulaṃ ca

I know you to be the son of Suratha, whom men know as Kotikashya. So I will likewise tell you, Shaibya, of my kinsmen and my famous family.

Verse 5 (3.267.5)

अपत्यमस्मि द्रुपदस्य राज्ञः । कृष्णेति मां शैब्य विदुर्मनुष्याः । साऽहं वृणे पञ्च जनान्पतित्वे । ये खाण्डवप्रस्थगताः श्रुतास्ते ॥

apatyamasmi drupadasya rājñaḥ | kṛṣṇeti māṃ śaibya vidurmanuṣyāḥ | sā'haṃ vṛṇe pañca janānpatitve | ye khāṇḍavaprasthagatāḥ śrutāste

I am the daughter of King Drupada; men know me as Krishna, Shaibya. I chose as my husbands the five men of whom you have surely heard, who lived at Khandavaprastha:

Verse 6 (3.267.6)

युधिष्ठिरो भीमसेनार्जुनौ च । माद्र्याश्च पुत्रौ पुरुषप्रवीरौ । ते मां निवेश्येह दिशश्चतस्रो । विभज्य पार्था मृगयां प्रयाताः ॥

yudhiṣṭhiro bhīmasenārjunau ca | mādryāśca putrau puruṣapravīrau | te māṃ niveśyeha diśaścatasro | vibhajya pārthā mṛgayāṃ prayātāḥ

Yudhishthira, Bhimasena and Arjuna, and the two sons of Madri, heroes among men. These sons of Pritha left me here, divided the four quarters among themselves and went off to hunt.

Note on the text: Corrected निवेश्यह → निवेश्येह and विबज्य → विभज्य (misprints in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign and ब for भ; CE niveśyeha, vibhajya).

Verse 7 (3.267.7)

प्राचीं राजा दक्षिणां भीमसेनो । जयः प्रतीचीं यमजावुदीचीम् । मन्ये तु तेषां रथसत्तमानां । कालो बहुः प्राप्त इहोपयातुम् ॥

prācīṃ rājā dakṣiṇāṃ bhīmaseno | jayaḥ pratīcīṃ yamajāvudīcīm | manye tu teṣāṃ rathasattamānāṃ | kālo bahuḥ prāpta ihopayātum

The king went east, Bhimasena south, Jaya west and the twins north. But I think enough time has passed, and the hour has come for those best of chariot-warriors to return here.

Note on the text: Corrected प्राप्ता → प्राप्त (misprint in Wikisource; the participle must agree with कालः; CE prāpta).

Verse 8 (3.267.8)

संमानिता यास्यथ तैर्यथेष्टं । विमुच्य वाहानवरोहयध्वम् । प्रियातिथिर्धर्मसुतो महात्मा । प्रीतो भविष्यत्यभिवीक्ष्य युष्मान् ॥

saṃmānitā yāsyatha tairyatheṣṭaṃ | vimucya vāhānavarohayadhvam | priyātithirdharmasuto mahātmā | prīto bhaviṣyatyabhivīkṣya yuṣmān

Honoured by them, you may go on as you please. Unyoke your horses and alight. The great-souled son of Dharma loves his guests; he will be glad to see you."

Note on the text: Corrected युप्मान् → युष्मान् (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष; CE yuṣmān).

Verse 9 (3.267.9)

एतावदुक्त्वा द्रुपदात्मजा सा । शैव्यात्मजं चन्द्रमुखी प्रतीता । विवेश तां पर्णशालां प्रशस्तां । संचिन्त्य तेषामतिथिस्वधर्मम् ॥

etāvaduktvā drupadātmajā sā | śaivyātmajaṃ candramukhī pratītā | viveśa tāṃ parṇaśālāṃ praśastāṃ | saṃcintya teṣāmatithisvadharmam

Having said this much to the son of Shaibya, the moon-faced daughter of Drupada, trusting him, went into the fine leaf hut, mindful of her duty of hospitality toward them.

Note on the text: Corrected चन्द्रसुखी → चन्द्रमुखी (misprint in Wikisource; स for म; CE candramukhī).