Draupadi laughed

earth! Since I was the eldest and foremost, Yudhishthira offered me

homage and appointed me to the task of receiving the gems. O
descendant of the Bharata lineage! Of the riches that were brought
there, supreme and invaluable, one could not see the near end, nor
the far one. My hands were too tired to receive all those riches.
When those who had brought riches from distant places had left, I
was still tired. Having brought gems from Bindusarovar,45 Maya
constructed a platform of crystal. O descendant of the Bharata
lineage! On seeing the place full of lotuses, I took it to be water. On
seeing me draw up my clothes, Vrikodara laughed at me. He
thought me to be devoid of riches and deluded by the superior
wealth of the enemy. O descendant of the Bharata lineage! Had I
possessed the ability, I would have killed Vrikodara
there. The derision of a rival burns me. O lord of men! I again saw a
similar pond full of lotuses. Thinking it to be made out of crystal, I
fell into the water. At this, Krishna and Partha46 laughed out
loudly at me, and so did Droupadi and the other women. This
pained my heart. My garments having become wet, the servants
gave me others on the king’s47 orders and this too made me more
miserable. O lord of men! Listen when