Shloka 20

द्रुपदवाक्यं

Drupada’s Counsel on Conciliation and Alliance Mobilization

Devanagari script

जानकिश्च सुशर्मा च मणिमान्‌ योतिमत्सक: । पांशुराष्ट्राधिपश्चैव धृष्टकेतुश्व वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

jānakiś ca suśarmā ca maṇimān jyotimatsakaḥ | pāṃśurāṣṭrādhipaś caiva dhṛṣṭaketuś ca vīryavān ||

Translation

দ্ৰুপদে ক’লে—“জানকি আৰু সুশৰ্মা, মণিমান আৰু জ্যোতিমৎসক; লগতে পাংশুৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ অধিপতি; আৰু পৰাক্ৰমী ধৃষ্টকেতু—ইহঁতো (অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত)।”

Word by Word

• जानकिḥ: Janaki (a proper name)
• जानकिḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुशर्मा: Susharman (proper name)
• सुशर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मणिमान्: Maniman (lit. 'possessing jewels'; proper name)
• मणिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्योतिमत्सकः: Jyotimatsaka (proper name)
• ज्योतिमत्सकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिमत्सक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पांशुराष्ट्राधिपः: the lord of Pāṃśurāṣṭra (a king; proper designation)
• पांशुराष्ट्राधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पांशुराष्ट्राधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धृष्टकेतुः: Dhṛṣṭaketu (proper name)
• धृष्टकेतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वीर्यवान्: valiant/powerful
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

दुपद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Drupada
• Jānaki
• Suśarmā
• Maṇimān
• Jyotimatsaka
• Pāṃśurāṣṭra
• Dhṛṣṭaketu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the widening circle of rulers drawn into a major political crisis. Ethically, it points to the weight of kṣatriya decisions: when leaders mobilize allies and name champions, they are not merely listing names but committing peoples and realms to the consequences of war, making discernment and dharma-guided counsel urgent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Drupada is speaking and enumerating various kings/warriors—Jānaki, Suśarmā, Maṇimān, Jyotimatsaka, the ruler of Pāṃśurāṣṭra, and the valiant Dhṛṣṭaketu—within a broader catalogue of notable figures relevant to the impending Kurukṣetra conflict.