Was Draupadi really disrobed in the Dice Hall?

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TheWatcher

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Posted: 11 years ago

#101

Every insult of Draupadi, be it Dushy dragging her, Duryodhana showing his thigh or anything else has been mentioned in a later Para, But why not Dis-robing?. Was it only added to increase the Gravity of her humilation?.

According to Dwapar yuga, Draupadi was a "Maa" samaan Bhabhi of Dury and Dushy, Even touching one's wife was considered very inappropriate in those days, Dushy here, dragged her and Dury showed his thigh in a sexual way, These humiliations were enough to wage a war. The gravity is enough even without her dis-robing.

There can be two reasons why it is not mentioned in any of the future narration, one that it was an interpolation, and the second would be, The crime was too heinous to discuss.

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Medha.S

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Posted: 11 years ago

#102

So because after the Sabha Parva, Disrobing was never explicitly mentioned.

So it makes obvious sense that he probably did not happen?

Perhaps Pandavas and Draupadi did not want to talk about Draupadi's naked body for everyones view in the dice hall?

Because in Shalya Parva, Duryodhna himself says that Draupadi was 'Naked' and in her season in the dice hall.

For her to be naked, she had to be stripped right? The cloth did not disappear itself.

While clad in a single raiment and in her season, the princess Krishna was treated cruelly by Duhshasana in the midst of the assembly and before the eyes of all. Those scorchers of foes, the Pandavas, who still remember the naked Draupadi plunged into distress, can never be dissuaded from battle.

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Surya Sundarraj Sriram

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Posted: 11 years ago

#103

Originally posted by: Medha.S
So because after the Sabha Parva, Disrobing was never explicitly mentioned.
So it makes obvious sense that he probably did not happen?

Perhaps Pandavas and Draupadi did not want to talk about Draupadi's naked body for everyones view in the dice hall?

Because in Shalya Parva, Duryodhna himself says that Draupadi was 'Naked' and in her season in the dice hall.

For her to be naked, she had to be stripped right? The cloth did not disappear itself.

Duryodhana actually said this?

He called his own brother "Cruel"??

Which chapter of Shalya Parva?

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Medha.S

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Posted: 11 years ago

#104

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

Duryodhana actually said this?
He called his own brother "Cruel"??
Which chapter of Shalya Parva?

Yep

Section 5, First Para.

He is saying this to Kripa.

I guess he gained some maturity and sense in his last days because he is saying 'Nice things' about the Pandavas and Krishna.

The same guy who insulted Krishna and Arjuna by calling them Enuchh and Krishna not worthy enough to battle with him due to him being a slave of Kansa.🥱

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varaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

#105

Originally posted by: Medha.S

I guess he gained some maturity and sense in his last days because he is saying 'Nice things' about the Pandavas and Krishna.
The same guy who insulted Krishna and Arjuna by calling them Enuchh and Krishna not worthy enough to battle with him due to him being a slave of Kansa.🥱

Oh, Duryodhana gets a lot of maturity towards the end. When he lying mortally wounded, with his thighs smashed he confesses

" Janami Dharmam na che me pravruttihi

Janami Adhamama na cha me nivruttihi

I know Dharma, but cannot practice it. I know adharma, I cannot stop practicing it."

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TheWatcher

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Posted: 11 years ago

#106

In the Para provided, the naked word seems to have used for her navel because it was exposed,, still there is nowhere written That dushy attempted to disrobe her, though she was forcibly dragged has been mentioned several times

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Medha.S

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Posted: 11 years ago

#107

Women in saree usually have the tummy part showing.

And since she was in just a single cloth, no blouse. If her navel or back or neck or arms were showing or not is up to ones imagination.

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TheWatcher

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Posted: 11 years ago

#108

In the Para which describes the condition of draupadi, it mentions individually that her navel was exposed, if it was a normal thing then it was no need of mentioning it separately.

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varaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

#109

Are we going to discuss whether she was wearing anything underneath? 😡

For heaven's sake don't stoop to Dushasana's level

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Medha.S

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Posted: 11 years ago

#110

Why is everyone so obsessed with the word DISROBED?

If the word has not been mentioned meaning it did not happen?

Anyways, here is the word "Disrobed"

Section 59, Shalya Parva

Having struck Duryodhana down, the valiant Bhimasena, approaching the Kuru chief, addressed him, saying, "O wretch, formerly laughing at the disrobed Draupadi in the midst of the assembly, thou hadst, O fool, addressed us as 'Cow, Cow!' Bear now the fruit of that insult!"

"They that had dragged Draupadi, while ill, into the assembly and had disrobed her there, behold those Dhartarashtras slain in battle by the Pandavas through the ascetic penances of Yajnasena's daughter!

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