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(Draupadi-harana Parva Continued)
Vaisampayana continued, "The princess
Draupadi, thus questioned by that ornament of Sivi's race, moved her eyes
gently, and letting go her hold of the Kadamva blanch and arranging her silken
apparel she said, I am aware, O prince, that it is not proper for a person like
me to address you thus, but as there is not another man or woman here to speak
with thee and as I am alone here just now, let me, therefore, speak. Know,
worthy sir, that being alone in this forest here, I should not speak unto thee,
remembering the usages of my sex. I have learned, O Saivya, that thou art
Suratha's son, whom people know by the name of Kotika. Therefore, on my part, I
shall now tell thee of my relations and renowned race. I am the daughter of
king Drupada, and people know me by the name of Krishna, and I have accepted as
my husbands, five persons of whom you may have heard while they were living at
Kahandavaprastha. Those noble persons, viz., Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Arjuna,
and the two sons of Madri, leaving me here and having assigned unto themselves
the four points of the horizon, have gone out on a hunting excursion. The king
hath gone to the east, Bhimasena towards the south, Arjuna to the west, and the
twin brothers towards the north! Therefore, do ye now alight and dismiss your
carriages so that ye may depart after receiving a due welcome from them. The
high-souled son of Dharma is fond of guests and will surely be delighted to see
you!' Having addressed Saivya's son in this way, the daughter of Drupada, with
face beautiful as the moon, remembering well her husband's character for
hospitality, entered her spacious cottage."
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