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vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
athābravīd draupadī rājaputrī; pṛṣṭā śibīnāṃ pravareṇa tena। avekṣya mandaṃ pravimucya śākhām; saṅgṛhṇatī kauśikam uttarīyam ॥03-250-1॥
Then Draupadī, the princess, replied—having been questioned by the chief of the Śibis. She gently looked, released the branch, and took up the kauśika upper garment. (03-250-1)
buddhyābhijānāmi narendraputra; na mādṛśī tvām abhibhāṣṭum arhā। na tveha vaktāsti taveha vākya; manyo naro vāpy atha vāpi nārī॥03-250-2॥
O prince, I recognize you with my intellect; someone like me is not worthy to address you. Nor, I think, is there anyone here, whether man or woman, who is fit to reply to your words. (03-250-2)
ekā hya haṃ samprati tena vācaṃ; dadāni vai bhadra nibodha cedam. ahaṃ hy araṇye katham ekam ekā; tvām ālapeyaṃ niratā svadharme ॥03-250-3॥
I, alone now, indeed give you these words; truly, O auspicious one, understand this. How could I, alone in the forest and absorbed in my own dharma, speak to you alone? (03-250-3)
jānāmi ca tvāṃ surathasya putraṃ; yaṃ koṭikāśyeti vidurmanuṣyāḥ. tasmādahaṃ śaibya tathaiva tubhya; mākhyāmi bandhūnprati tannibodha ॥03-250-4॥
I know you as the son of Suratha, whom men also know as Koṭikāśya. Therefore, I, Shaibya, will likewise tell you about the relatives; understand that. (03-250-4)
apatyam asmi drupadasya rājñaḥ; kṛṣṇeti māṃ śaibya vidur manuṣyāḥ. sā ahaṃ vṛṇe pañca janān patitve; ye khāṇḍavaprastha-gatāḥ śrutāḥ te ॥03-250-5॥
I am the daughter of King Drupada, and people—descendants of Śibi—know me as 'Kṛṣṇā'. Therefore, I choose as husbands those five men who are known to have gone to Khāṇḍavaprastha. (03-250-5)
yudhiṣṭhiro bhīmasenārjunau ca; mādryāś ca putrau puruṣapravīrau। te māṃ niveśyeha diśaś catasro; vibhajya pārthā mṛgayāṃ prayātāḥ ॥03-250-6॥
Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Arjuna, and the two sons of Madri, all foremost among men—having settled me here and dividing the four directions among themselves, the Pandavas have gone hunting. (03-250-6)
prācīṃ rājā dakṣiṇāṃ bhīmaseno; jayaḥ pratīcīṃ yamajāvudīcīm। manye tu teṣāṃ rathasattamānāṃ; kālo'bhitaḥ prāpta ihopayātum ॥03-250-7॥
The king faces east; Bhīmasena to the south; Jaya to the west; the sons of Yama to the north. Yet, I think that for these foremost chariot-warriors, death itself has now come upon them from all directions. (03-250-7)
saṁmānitā yāsyatha tair yatheṣṭam; vimucya vāhān avagāhayadhvam. priyātithiḥ dharmasuto mahātmā; prīto bhaviṣyaty abhivīkṣya yuṣmān ॥03-250-8॥
After you have been honored, you may go with them as you wish; have the vehicles let loose and make them enter the water. The dear guest, the great-souled son of Dharma, will be pleased when he sees you all. (03-250-8)
etāvad uktvā drupadātmajā sā; śaibyātmajaṃ candramukhī pratītā. viveśa tāṃ parṇakuṭīṃ praśastāṃ; sañcintya teṣām atithi-svadharmam ॥03-250-9॥
After saying this, Drupada's daughter, who was moon-faced and reassured by the son of Śaibya, entered the excellent leaf-hut, thinking of their duty toward guests. (03-250-9)
