तथाहृतं पशुवत् पाशबद्ध- मवाङ्मुखं कर्मजुगुप्सितेन । निरीक्ष्य कृष्णापकृतं गुरो: सुतं वामस्वभावा कृपया ननाम च ॥ ४२ ॥
tathahrtam pasuvat pasa-baddham avan-mukham karma-jugupsitena niriksya krsnapakrtam guroh sutam vama-svabhava krpaya nanama ca
- tatha
- thus
- ahrtam
- brought in
- pasu-vat
- like an animal
- pasa-baddham
- tied with ropes
- avak-mukham
- without a word in his mouth
- karma
- activities
- jugupsitena
- being heinous
- niriksya
- by seeing
- krsna
- Draupadi
- apakrtam
- the doer of the degrading
- guroh
- the teacher
- sutam
- son
- vama
- beautiful
- svabhava
- nature
- krpaya
- out of compassion
- nanama
- offered obeisances
- ca
- and.
Sri Suta Gosvami said: Draupadi then saw Asvatthama, who was bound with ropes like an animal and silent for having enacted the most inglorious murder. Due to her female nature, and due to her being naturally good and well-behaved, she showed him due respects as a brahmana.