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THE MAHABHARATA
 
'इतोऽसि दुर्योधन मन्दबुद्धे
यस्त्वं सभायां कुरुपुङ्गवानाम् ।
स्त्रियं समाभाषसि दुर्बिनीत
विशेषतो द्रौपदी धर्मपत्नीम् ॥
 
" You are doomed, Duryodhana, ill-
behaving fool, you who address a woman,
and that too Draupadi, the wedded wife
(of the Pandavas), in the open assembly
of the Kuru heroes."
 
एवमुक्ता धृतराष्ट्री मनीषी
कृष्णां पाञ्चालीमब्रवीत् सान्त्वपूर्वम् ॥
 
Having spoken thus, the wise
Dhritarashtra said this to Draupadi in
conciliatory words :
 
'वरं वृणीष्व पाञ्चालि मत्तो यदभिवाञ्छसि ।
वधूनां हि विशिष्टा मे त्वं धर्मपरमा सती ॥'
 
" Ask of me a boon, Draupadi, of what
you want ; virtuous and one to whom
Dharma is everything, you are the most
distinguished of my daughters-in-law."