वैशम्पायन उवाच ते दृष्ट्वा निहतान् सूतान् राज्ञे गत्वा न्यवेदयन्। गन्धर्वैनिहता राजन् सूतपुत्रा महाबलाः॥
Vaishampayana said Beholding the Suta's slain, people went and communicated to the king: "O king, the highly powerful sons of Suta have been slain by the Gandharvas.
यथा वज्रेण वै दीर्ण पर्वतस्य महच्छिरः। व्यतिकीर्णाः प्रदृश्यन्ते तथा सूता महीतले॥
The Suta's are to be seen scattered on the surface of the earth like huge mountain summits clapped by thunder-bolt.
सैरन्ध्री च विमुक्तासौ पुनरायाति ते गृहम्। सर्वं संशयितं राचन् नगरं ते भविष्यति॥
And released Sairandhri comes back to your city; your (whole) city, o king, indeed shall be in danger.
यथारूपा च सैरन्ध्री गन्धर्वाश्च महाबलाः। पुंसामिष्टश्च विषयो मैथुनाय न संशयः॥
Sairandhri is highly beautiful and the Gandharvas are greatly powerful and forsooth, men are undoubtedly lustful.
यथा सैरन्ध्रदोषेण न ते राजनिदं पुरम्। विनाशमेति वै क्षिप्रं तथा नीतिविधीयताम्॥
Soon find out some means O king, by which your kingdom may not be ruined on account of the injuries done to Sairandhri.'
तेषां तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा विराटो वाहिनीपतिः। अब्रवीत् क्रियतामेषां सूतानां परमक्रिया॥
Hearing their words, Virata, the king of armies, said : “Perform the obsequial rites of the Sutas."
एकस्मिन्नेव ते सर्वे सुसमिद्धे हुताशने। दह्यन्तां कीचकाः शीघ्रं रत्नैर्गन्धैश्च सर्वशः॥
Let all the Kichaka's be burnt down on one burning, funeral pyre with profuse jems and perfumes.
सुदेष्णामब्रवीद् राजा महिषीं जातसाध्वसः। सैरन्ध्रीमागतां ब्रूया ममैव वचनादिदम्॥
Then filled with fear, the king said to his queen Sudeshna: 'When Sairandhri comes, tell her these words of mine.
गच्छ सैरन्ध्र भद्रं ते यथाकामं वरानने। बिभेति राजा सुश्रोणि गन्धर्वेभ्यः पराभवात्॥
Go Sairandhri, wherever you like; may good betide you, O fair one, O you having beautiful eye-brows, the king is afraid of defeat from the Gandharvas.
न हि त्वामुत्सहे वक्तुं स्वयं गन्धर्वरक्षिताम्। स्त्रियास्त्वदोषस्तां वक्तुमतस्त्वां प्रब्रवीम्यहम्॥
I dare not speak all this to you in person, protected as you are by the Gandharvas. A woman cannot offend (any body) so I speak this through her.
वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ मुक्ता भयात् कृष्णा सूतपुत्रान् निरस्य च। मोक्षिता भीमसेनेन जगाम नगरं प्रति॥ त्रासितेव मृगी बाला शार्दूलेन मनस्विनी। गात्राणि वाससी चैव प्रक्षाल्य सलिलेन सा॥
Vaishampayana said Thus released by Bhimasena after the destruction of Sutas, the intelligent Krishna freed from fear, washed her body and raiment in water and went towards the city like a doe put to fright by a tiger,
तां दृष्ट्वा पुरुषा राजन् प्राद्रवन्त दिशो दश। गन्धर्वाणां भयत्रस्ताः केचिद् दृष्ट्वा न्यमीलयन्।।१३।
Beholding her, O king, people fled away in all directions in fear of the Gandharvas and some even shut up their eyes.
ततो महानसद्वारि भीमसेनमवस्थितम्। ददर्श राजन् पाञ्चाली यथा मत्तं महाद्विपम्॥
Then, o king, Panchali saw Bhimsena, waiting at the kitchen door like a huge infuriated elephant.
तं विस्मयन्ती शनकैः संज्ञाभिरिदमब्रवीत्। गन्धर्वराजाय नमो येनास्मि परिमोचिता॥
She wonderingly said to him in words intelligible to them: “Salutation to that king of Gandharvas by whom I have been released.
भीमसेन उवाच ये पुरा विचरन्तीह पुरुषा वशवर्तिनः। तस्यास्ते वचनं श्रुत्वा ह्यनृणा विहरन्त्वतः॥
Bhima said Hearing these words of hers under which those persons were till then living in that city, they will now live there freed from debt.
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सा नर्तनागारे धनंजयमपश्यता राज्ञः कन्या विराटस्य नर्तयानं महाभुजम्॥
Vaishampayana said She there the mighty-armed Dhananjaya in the dancing hall giving instructions in dancing to the daughter of the king Virata.
ततस्ता नर्तनागाराद् विनिष्क्रम्य सहार्जुनाः। कन्या ददृशुरायान्तीं क्लिष्टां कृष्णामनागसम्॥
Then coming out with Arjuna from the dancing hall, those daughters saw the innocent saw Krishna (though) sorely persecuted coming. Beholding her arrive there they all delightedly said.
कन्या ऊचुः दिष्ट्या सैरन्ध्र मुक्तासि दिष्ट्यासि पुनरागता। दिष्ट्या विनिहताः सूता ये त्वां क्लिश्यन्त्यनागसम्॥
The Daughters said By good luck, O Sairandhri, you have been released and by good-luck you have returned. And by good luck the Sutas have been slain from whom this your misery came.
बृहन्नलोवाच कथं सैरन्ध्रि मुक्तासि कथं पापाश्च ते हताः। इच्छामि वै तव श्रोतुं सर्वमेव यथातथम्॥
Brihannala said Have you been released, O Sairandhri, and have those wicked men been slain? I wish to hear all this exactly as it happened.
सैरन्ध्युवाच बृहन्नले किं नु तव सैरन्ध्या कार्यमद्य वै। या त्वं वससि कल्याणि सदा कन्यापुरे सुखम्॥
Sairandhri said O blessed Brihnnala, you always live happily in the apartment of the girls, what have you to do with Sairandhri?
न हि दुःखं समाप्नोषि सैरन्ध्री यदुपाश्नुते। तेन मां दुःखितामेवं पृच्छसे प्रहसन्निव॥
You shall not meet with grief when Sairandhri does it. You are asking me thus in jest who am stricken with sorrow.
बृहन्नलोवाच बृहन्नलापि कल्याणि दुःखमाप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्। तिर्यग्योनिगता बाले न चैनामवबुध्यसे॥
Brihannala said O blessed lady, Brihannala also has sorrow of her own without any comparison; she has been born in the species of brutes, you do not understand this, O girl.
त्वया सहोषिता चास्मि त्वं च सर्वैः सहोषिता। क्लिश्यन्त्यां त्वयि सुश्रोणि को नु दुःखं न चिन्तयेत्।।२४
I have lived with you and you also have lived with us; why should not one, O you of beautiful hips, feel sorrow for you who are afflicted with sorrow.
न तु केनचिदत्यन्तं कस्यचिद्धृदयं क्वचित्। वेदितुं शक्यते नूनं तेन मां नावबुध्यसे॥
No one can definitely read another's heart; therefore O fair one, you cannot understand me.
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सहैव कन्याभिद्रौपदी राजवेश्म तत्। प्रविवेश सुदेष्णायाः समीपमुपगामिनी॥
Then accompanied by those girls Draupadi entered the palace with a view to appear before Sudeshna.
तामब्रवीद् राजपुत्री विराटवचनादिदम्। सैरन्ध्र गम्यतां शीघ्रं यत्र कामयसे गतिम्॥
Then the queen communicated to her Virata's words: 'Sairandhri, soon go wherever you wish.
राजा बिभेति ते भद्रे गन्धर्वेभ्यः पराभवात्। त्वं चापि तरुणी सुभ्र रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि। पुंसामिष्टश्च विषयो गन्धर्वाश्चातिकोपनाः॥
O fair one, the king is afraid of the defeat from the Gandharvas. O you of beautiful eyebrows, you are youthful and in beauty, unparalleled on earth. You are an object of desire to men and the Gandharvas are wrathful.
सैरभ्युवाच त्रयोदशाहमात्रं मे राजा क्षाम्यतु भामिनि। कृतकृत्या भविष्यन्ति गन्धर्वास्ते न संशयः॥
Sairandhri said O fair queen, let the king permit me to live here for thirteen days more. Undoubtedly the Gandharvas shall be highly obliged for this.
ततो मामुपनेष्यन्ति करिष्यन्ति च ते प्रियम्। ध्रुवं च श्रेयसा राजा योक्ष्यते सह बान्धवैः॥
They will then take me away from here and will do what is agreeable to you. Forsooth the king with his friends shall meet with wellbeing.