Seeing his dear queen sit in Praya, the royal and pious sage Yudhishthira addressed her, saying,-'O auspicious lady, you do not follow the code of morality, your sons and brothers have met with a noble death. You should not grieve for them.
दृष्ट्वोपविष्टां राजर्षिः पाण्डवो महिषीं प्रियाम्। प्रत्युवाच स धर्मात्मा द्रौपदी चारुदर्शनाम्॥ धर्म्य धर्मेण धर्मज्ञे प्राप्तास्ते निधनं शुभे। पुत्रास्ते भ्रातरश्चैव तान्न शोचितुमर्हसि॥