Shloka 49

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

ततस्ते सहिता: सर्वे जलक्रीडामकुर्वत । पाण्डवा धार्तराष्ट्रश्न तदा मुदितमानसा:,तब भोजनके पश्चात्‌ पाण्डव तथा धुतराष्ट्रके पुत्र सभी प्रसन्नचित्त हो एक साथ जलक्रीड़ा करने लगे

Transliteration

tataste sahitāḥ sarve jalakrīḍām akurvata | pāṇḍavā dhārtarāṣṭrāś ca tadā muditamānasāḥ ||

Translation

Dann begannen sie alle zusammen—die Pāṇḍavas wie auch die Söhne Dhṛtarāṣṭras—frohen Herzens, im Wasser zu spielen. Die Szene zeigt einen Augenblick gemeinsamer Unbeschwertheit, ehe spätere Rivalitäten sich zum Konflikt verhärten.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तेthey (those)

सहिताःtogether, united

सर्वेall

जलक्रीडाम्water-sport, playing in water

अकुर्वतdid, engaged in

पाण्डवाःthe Pāṇḍavas

धार्तराष्ट्राःthe Dhārtarāṣṭras (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

चand

तदाat that time

मुदितमानसाःhaving delighted minds, cheerful

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavāḥ

Dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ (Kauravāḥ)

jala (water)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even among future rivals, harmony is possible when minds are free from jealousy and malice; the epic subtly contrasts this natural camaraderie with the later ethical collapse driven by envy and adharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a shared meal (implied by the surrounding context), the Pāṇḍavas and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, all cheerful, go together to play in the water, depicting a brief period of friendly togetherness.