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[दरौ] अहं सैरन्धि वेषेण चरन्ती राजवेश्मनि शौचदास्मि सुदेष्णाया अक्षधूर्तस्य कारणात ।। ४-१९-१ ।।

'Draupadi said: "Alas! Because of that reckless gambler, I now serve under Sudeshna’s command, moving about the royal palace in the guise of a Sairindhri."' ।। 4-19-1 ।।

english translation

[darau] ahaM sairandhi veSeNa carantI rAjavezmani zaucadAsmi sudeSNAyA akSadhUrtasya kAraNAta || 4-19-1 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विक्रियां पश्य मे तीव्रां राजपुत्र्याः परंतप आसे कालम उपासीना सर्वं दुःखं किलार्तवत ।। ४-१९-२ ।।

'O chastiser of foes, behold the bitter misery I endure— I, born a princess, now live in patient hope for the end of this fated term. Mine, indeed, is the extremity of misery.' ।। 4-19-2 ।।

english translation

vikriyAM pazya me tIvrAM rAjaputryAH paraMtapa Ase kAlama upAsInA sarvaM duHkhaM kilArtavata || 4-19-2 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अनित्या किल मर्त्यानाम अर्थसिद्धिर जयाजयौ इति कृत्वा परतीक्षामि भर्तॄणाम उदयं पुनः ।। ४-१९-३ ।।

'Among mortals, success, defeat, and even triumph are fleeting— and it is in this faith that I endure, awaiting the return of fortune to my husbands.' ।। 4-19-3 ।।

english translation

anityA kila martyAnAma arthasiddhira jayAjayau iti kRtvA paratIkSAmi bhartRRNAma udayaM punaH || 4-19-3 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

य एव हेतुर भवति पुरुषस्य जयावहः पराजये च हेतुः स इति च परतिपालये ।। ४-१९-४ ।।

'For prosperity and adversity turn like a wheel; it is this truth alone that sustains me with hope.' ।। 4-19-4 ।।

english translation

ya eva hetura bhavati puruSasya jayAvahaH parAjaye ca hetuH sa iti ca paratipAlaye || 4-19-4 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दत्त्वा याचन्ति पुरुषा हत्वा वध्यन्ति चापरे पातयित्वा च पात्यन्ते परैर इति च मे शरुतम ।। ४-१९-५ ।।

'I have heard it said: Those who give may come to beg, those who slay may themselves be slain, and those who cast others down are in turn cast down by their foes.' ।। 4-19-5 ।।

english translation

dattvA yAcanti puruSA hatvA vadhyanti cApare pAtayitvA ca pAtyante paraira iti ca me zarutama || 4-19-5 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript