Shloka 8

द्रौपदी-कृष्णसंवादः

Draupadī–Kṛṣṇa Dialogue on Settlement and Daṇḍa

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं वदति वाक्यं तु युयुधाने महामतौ । सुभीम: सिंहनादो5भूद्‌ योधानां तत्र सर्वश:

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evaṁ vadati vākyaṁ tu yuyudhāne mahāmatau | subhīmaḥ siṁhanādo 'bhūd yodhānāṁ tatra sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—জনমেজয়! পরম বুদ্ধিমান যুযুধান (সাত্যকি) এ কথা বলামাত্রই সেখানে চারিদিক থেকে সকল যোদ্ধার ভয়ংকর সিংহনাদ উঠল।

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वदति: speaks / says
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वाक्यम्: speech; statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but; indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• युयुधाने: in/when (Sātyaki) Yuyudhāna
• युयुधाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महामतौ: in the very wise (one)
• महामतौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामति
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सुभीमः: very terrible; exceedingly dreadful
• सुभीमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिंहनादः: lion-roar; battle-cry
• सिंहनादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभूत्: arose; happened; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (simple past), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• योधानाम्: of the warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सर्वशः: on all sides; everywhere; wholly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• warriors (yodhāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how decisive, principled speech by a respected leader can unify a community’s will: the warriors’ lion-roar symbolizes shared courage and readiness to uphold their chosen course in a dharmic crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Immediately after Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) speaks, the gathered fighters respond with a thunderous battle-cry from all directions, marking a surge of enthusiasm and signaling that the assembly is psychologically prepared for confrontation.