'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 ।।
'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 ।।
'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 ।।
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 ।।