Shloka 36
द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality
Devanagari script
विषीदथ: कि कौरव्यौ बालिश्यात् प्राकृताविव
Transliteration
viṣīdathaḥ ki kauravyau bāliśyāt prākṛtāv iva
Translation
قال فايشَمبايانا: «لِمَ تَغرقانِ، أيها الأميرانِ الكورَفيّانِ، في الكآبة—كأنكما رجلانِ عامّيانِ غليظا الطبع—لمحضِ طيشٍ صبيانيّ؟»
Word by Word
विषीदथःyou two grieve / despond
विषीदथः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-सीद्
Formलट्, परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम, द्विवचनम्
किम्why?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
कौरव्यौO two Kauravas
कौरव्यौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्
बालिश्यात्from foolishness
बालिश्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootबालिश्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, पञ्चमी, एकवचनम्
प्राकृतौuncultured / common (persons)
प्राकृतौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राकृत
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
Kauravas (two princes addressed)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse censures despair born of immaturity and urges a kṣatriya-like steadiness of mind: one should not collapse into grief like an untrained person, but meet circumstances with composure and discernment.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports a rebuke addressed to two Kaurava princes who have become downcast; the speaker questions their dejection and attributes it to childish folly, contrasting it with the expected firmness of noble lineage.