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THE MAHABHARATA
 
'इतोऽसि दुर्योधन मन्दबुद्धे

यस्त्वं सभायां कुरुपुङ्गवानाम् ।

स्त्रियं समाभाषसि दुर्बिविनीत

विशेषतो द्रौपदीदीं 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."
 

 
एवमुक्तात्वा धृतराष्ट्रीरो 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."