Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.17
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4.17.1
एवमुक्ताऽनवद्याङ्गी कीचकेन दुरात्मना ।
द्रौपदी तमुवाचेदं सैरन्ध्रीवेषधारिणी ॥ ४.१७.१ ॥
When the wicked Kīcaka had spoken thus, Draupadī of faultless limbs, wearing the guise of a maidservant, said this to him:
4.17.2
अप्रार्थनीयामिहं मां सूतपुत्राभिमन्यसे ।
निहीनवर्णां सैरेन्ध्रीं बीभत्सां केशकारिणीम् ॥ ४.१७.२ ॥
Son of a charioteer, you presume to desire me, who am not fit to be desired here: I am a maidservant of low birth, loathsome, one who dresses hair.
4.17.3
परदाराऽस्मि भद्रं ते न युक्तं तव सांप्रतम् ।
दयिताः प्राणिनां दारा धर्मं समनुचिन्तय ॥ ४.१७.३ ॥
I am another man's wife. May good fortune be yours. This is not fitting for you now. Wives are dear to living beings; reflect upon dharma.
4.17.4
परदारे न ते बुद्धिर्जातु कार्या कथंचन ।
विवर्जनं ह्यकार्याणामेतत्सुपुरुषव्रतम् ॥ ४.१७.४ ॥
Let your mind never turn toward another's wife in any way; abstaining from wrongful deeds is indeed the vow of a good man.
4.17.5
मिथ्याभिगृध्नो हि नरः पापात्मा मोहमास्थितः ।
अयशः प्राप्नुयाद्धोरं महद्वा प्राप्नुयाद्भयम् ॥ ४.१७.५ ॥
A sinful-souled man, greedy for what is false and taken up by delusion, will obtain dreadful infamy, or will obtain great fear.
4.17.6
एवमुक्तस्तु सैरन्ध्र्या कीचकः काममोहितः ।
जानन्नपि सुदुर्बुद्धिः परदाराभिमर्शने ॥ ४.१७.६ ॥
Though the maidservant had spoken thus, Kīcaka, deluded by desire, of most evil understanding, knowing it well, persisted in touching another man's wife.
4.17.7
दोषान्बहून्प्राणहरान्सर्वलोकविगर्हितान् ।
प्रोवाचेदं सुदुर्बुद्धिर्द्रौपदीमजितेन्द्रियः ॥ ४.१७.७ ॥
The lustful, evil-minded man, whose senses were uncontrolled, listed many faults that destroy life and are condemned by all worlds, and spoke these words to Draupadī.
4.17.8
नार्हस्येवं वरारोहे प्रत्याख्यातुं वरानने ।
मां मन्मथसमाविष्टं त्वत्कृते चारुहासिनि ॥ ४.१७.८ ॥
You should not, O fair-hipped one, O fair-faced one, refuse me in this way on your account, I who am overcome by desire, O sweetly smiling one.
4.17.9
प्रत्याख्याय च मां भीरु वशगं प्रियवादिनम् ।
नूनं त्वमसितापाङ्गि पश्चात्तापं करिष्यसि ॥ ४.१७.९ ॥
Having refused me, O timid one, who am submissive and speak pleasantly, you will surely feel regret afterwards, O dark-eyed one.
4.17.10
अहं हि सुभ्रु राज्यस्य कृत्स्नस्यास्य सुमध्यमे ।
प्रभुर्वासयिता चैव वीर्ये चाप्रतिमः क्षितौ ॥ ४.१७.१० ॥
For I, O fair-browed one, O slender-waisted one, am the lord and the one who settles this entire kingdom, and in valour I am unmatched upon the earth.
4.17.11
पृथिव्यां मत्समो नास्ति कश्चिदन्यः पुमानिह ।
रूपयौवनसौभाग्यैर्भोगैश्चानुत्तमैः शुभैः ॥ ४.१७.११ ॥
On earth there is no other man here equal to me, endowed with beauty, youth, good fortune, and unsurpassed auspicious enjoyments.
4.17.12
सर्वकामसमृद्धेषु भोगेष्वनुपमेष्विह ।
भोक्तव्येषु च कल्याणि कस्माद्दास्ये रता ह्यसि ॥ ४.१७.१२ ॥
O auspicious one, when here there are enjoyments abundant in every desire, incomparable and fit to be enjoyed, why are you devoted to a servant?
4.17.13
मया दत्तमिदं राज्यं स्वामिन्यसि शुभानने ।
भजस्व मां वरारोहे भुङ्क्ष्वं भोगाननुत्तमान् ॥ ४.१७.१३ ॥
I have given you this kingdom; you are its mistress, O fair-faced one. Take me to yourself, O fair-hipped one, and enjoy the unsurpassed pleasures.
4.17.14
एवमुक्ता तु सा साध्वी कीचकेनाशुभं वचः ।
कीचकं प्रत्युवाचेदं गर्हयन्त्यस्य तद्वचः ॥ ४.१७.१४ ॥
Thus addressed by Kīcaka with those unseemly words, the virtuous woman, rebuking his speech, said this to Kīcaka.
4.17.15
मा सूतपुत्र मुह्यस्व माऽद्य त्यक्ष्यस्व जीवितम् ।
जानीहि पञ्चभिर्घोरैर्नित्यं मामभिरक्षिताम् ॥ ४.१७.१५ ॥
Do not be deluded, son of a charioteer; do not lose your life today. Know that I am always protected by five fearsome ones.
4.17.16
न चाप्यहं त्वया लभ्या गन्धर्वाः पतयो मम ।
ते त्वां निहन्युः कुपिताः साध्वलं मा व्यनीनशः ॥ ४.१७.१६ ॥
Nor am I to be obtained by you; the Gandharvas are my husbands. Enraged, they would slay you. Enough; do not be destroyed.
4.17.17
अशक्यरूपं पुरुषैरध्वानं गन्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ४.१७.१७ ॥
You wish to travel a path impossible for men.
4.17.18
यथा निश्चेतनो बालः कूलस्थः कूलमुत्तरम् ।
तर्तुमिच्छति मन्दात्मा तथा त्वं कर्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ४.१७.१८ ॥
As a senseless, foolish child standing on the bank wishes to swim to the far shore, so you wish to do this.
4.17.19
अन्तर्महीं वा यदि वोर्ध्वमुत्पतेः समुद्रपारं यदि वा प्र ।
तथापि तेषां न विमोक्षमर्हसि प्रमाथिनो देवसुता हि खेचराः ॥ ४.१७.१९ ॥
Even if you go deep under the earth, or fly up high, or flee beyond the ocean, you shall not escape them, for they are violent sons of gods who move through the sky.
4.17.20
त्वं कालरात्रीमिव कश्चिदातुरः किं मां दृढं पार्थयसेऽद्य ।
किं मातुरङ्के शयितो यथा शिशुश्चन्द्रं जिघृक्षुरिव मन्यस ॥ ४.१७.२० ॥
Like some man tormented as if by the night of death, why do you so fiercely desire me today? You think like a child lying in its mother's lap who wishes to seize the moon.
4.17.21
तेषां प्रियां प्रार्थयतो न ते भुवि गत्वा दिवं वा शरणं भ ।
न वर्तते कीचक ते दृशा शुभं या तेन संजीवनमर्थयेत सा ॥ ४.१७.२१ ॥
You who desire their beloved, you will find no refuge on earth or even if you go to heaven. Kīcaka, there is nothing auspicious in your gaze; nor is the woman who would seek life from you.