An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s3.551.3

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All applauded him, except Karna, who maintained that she had been justly won, and as, contrary to the ordinance of the gods that a woman should have only one husband, she had five husbands, there was no impropriety in dragging her to the assembly, and even to uncover her. Karna then asked Duhsasana to take off the robes of the Pandavas and the attiro of Draupadi. The Pandavas took off their upper garments, and Duhsasana began to drag off the attire of Draupadi. But as she thought of and cried to Hari (i.e. Krishna), Dharma continually covered her anew with excellent clothes. Bhima swore that he would drink the blood of Duhsasana. All blamed Duhsasana and Dhrtarashtra. Vidura exhorted the assembly to answer the question put by Draupadi, and related the dialogue of Prahlada (q.v.) and Angirasa (i.e. Sudhanvan) (§ 300).—§ 300: v. Prahlada.—§ 301: The kings answered not a word, and Karna told Duhsasana to take away the slave-woman Krishna to the inner apartments (II, 68). Dragged by Duhsasana, Draupadi saluted the assembly, complained of being exposed to the gaze of the crowd, and again asked them to answer her question. Bhishma again declared himself unable to decide it, but thought Yudhishthira ought to decide it (II, 69).