Is Draupadi Vastraharan an interpolation?

Coming to the main point Draupadi’s Vastraharan is not an interpolation. It has two cross-references too.

Was Draupadi actually disrobed?

One of the most searing moments in our mythology has to be the vastraharana, the disrobing of Draupadi in the Kaurava court. Even before Duhshasana starts to tear off her clothes, she has been manhandled, dragged into court in a blood-stained garment, pulled by her hair and insulted by Duryodhana and Karna.

What is the significance of the disrobing of Draupadi?

The disrobing of Draupadi marks a turning point in the narrative of the Mahabharata. It is the main reason for the great Kurukshetra Yudh (war). The Pandava -Kaurava rivalry was a more general cause. After a rigged game of dice, the Pandavas lost everything to the Kauravas. Finally, Yudhishtira wagers Drauapadi but loses her too.

Why did Krishna cover Draupadi with a stream of cloth?

Duhsasana began to pull at Draupadi’s single cloth in the midst of the assembly hall, with everyone watching. She was saved in this perilous extremity when Krishna covered her with an unending stream of cloth. This is an important issue because the Critical Edition rejects the celebrated passage as an interpolation.

What is the relationship between Duryodhana and Draupadi?

Draupadi was the daughter-in-law in the Pandav clan and Duryodhana was one of the many sons in the Kaurav family. Duryodhan and his brothers were invited for a royal gathering, when Duryodhan and his brothers insulted the Pandavs in an open courthouse.

What does Mahasweta Devi’s ‘Draupadi’ teach us?

As I read these words, I realised that I had already encountered this mode of writing. Mahasweta Devi’s short story ‘Draupadi’, from her short fiction collection Breast Stories, is an exercise in this feminine articulation — deeply embodied, whispering to us the radical possibilities embedded in our flesh.