Mahabharata Condensed in the Poet's Own Words /146

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THE MAHABHARATA
 
Very much troubled in mind, she arose,

and wiping her face which had turned

pale, the distressed Draupadi ran to where

the ladies of the venerable king Dhritarashtra,

the distinguished scion of Kuru, were.

 
दुश्शासनस्तामभिगर्जमानो

जग्राह केशेषु नरेन्द्रपत्नीम् ॥
 

Thundering at her, Dussasana caught

that queen by the hair.
 

 
सा कृष्यमाणा नमिताङ्गयष्टि-
इ
श्शनैरुवाचाथ 'रजस्वलाऽस्मि ।
 
"
 

एकं च वासो मम मन्दबुद्धे
 
,
 

सभां नेतुं नार्हसि मामनार्य ' ॥
 

Dragged along, her slender body
 

bent, she then said in a low tone :"I am
 

unwell; fool, my garment is (but ) single ;

ignoble man, you must not take me

to the hall."
 
Dragged along, her slender
bent, she then said in a low tone :
 

 
ततोऽब्रवीत्तां प्रसभं निगृह्य
 

केशेषषु कृष्णेषु तदा स कृष्णाम् ।

कृष्णं च जिष्णुं च हरिं नरं च
 

त्राणाय विक्रोशति याज्ञसेनी ॥