Mahabharata 3.270.156 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 270, Shloka 156

अध्याय २७०: प्रहस्त-वधः, धूम्राक्ष-हननं, कुम्भकर्ण-प्रबोधनम्

Chapter 270: Slaying of Prahasta; Defeat of Dhūmrākṣa; Awakening of Kumbhakarṇa

Devanagari script

निहत्य सर्वान्‌ द्विषतः समग्रान्‌ पार्था: समेष्यन्त्यथ याज्ञसेन्या । 'भीरु! तू महारानी द्रौपदीके लिये शोक न कर। तू समझ ले कि अभी वे पुनः यहाँ आ जायँगी। कुन्तीके पुत्र अपने समस्त शत्रुओंका संहार करके ट्रुपदकुमारीसे अवश्य मिलेंगे!

Transliteration

nihātya sarvān dviṣataḥ samagrān pārthāḥ sameṣyanty atha yājñasenyā | bhīru tvaṁ mahārāṇī draupadī-kṛte śokaṁ na kuru | tvaṁ budhyasva yathā sā adya punar iha āgamiṣyati | kuntī-putrāḥ sva-samasta-śatrūn saṁhatya drupada-kumārīṁ niyataṁ sameṣyanti ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—সমস্ত শত্রুকে নিঃশেষে বিনাশ করে পৃথাপুত্রেরা অবশ্যই যাজ্ঞসেনীর সঙ্গে পুনর্মিলিত হবে। হে ভীরু রানি, দ্রৌপদীর জন্য শোক কোরো না; জানো, সে আবার এখানেই ফিরে আসবে। কুন্তীপুত্রেরা সকল শত্রু ধ্বংস করে দ্রুপদকন্যার সঙ্গে নিশ্চিতই মিলিত হবে।

Word by Word

• निहत्य: having slain
• निहत्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• द्विषतः: enemies
• द्विषतः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विषत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समग्रान्: entire, all together
• समग्रान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समेष्यन्ति: will come together / will meet
• समेष्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• याज्ञसेन्याः: Yājñasenī (Draupadī)
• याज्ञसेन्याः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञसेनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)
• Yājñasenī (Draupadī)
• Kuntī
• Drupada (Yajñasena)
• Drupada-kumārī (Draupadī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage frames grief within a dharmic horizon: steadfastness and trust in righteous effort. It consoles the queen by affirming that justice will be pursued (enemies will be overcome) and that separation is temporary, encouraging composure rather than despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a reassurance given to a queen: Draupadī should not be mourned as lost. The speaker predicts that the Pāṇḍavas, after defeating their enemies, will certainly reunite with Draupadī (Yājñasenī), emphasizing an eventual restoration after conflict.