"Her character is further developed by the epic poet in two other important episodes. Both involve, like the dicing match, sexual assaults on the princess. The first is found at Aranyakaparvan. Here, Draupadi, left by the Pandavas at the ashram of the sage Trnabindu in the Kamyaka forest, is espied by Jayadratha, the king of the Sindhus. He falls madly in love with the beautiful princess, and sends a messenger to discover who she is. Upon the messenger‘s return the lovesick king confesses:"
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