Shloka 20

खाण्डवप्रस्थप्रवेशः तथा इन्द्रप्रस्थनिर्माणवर्णनम् | Entry into Khāṇḍavaprastha and Description of Indraprastha’s Founding

Devanagari script

अथ त्वाज्ञापयामास द्रौपद्या भूषणं बहु । आनीयतां वै कृष्णेति पुत्र दुर्योधनं तदा,इसलिये उन्होंने आज्ञा दी--'द्रौपदीके लिये बहुत-से आभूषण मँगाओ और मेरे पुत्र दुर्योधन तथा द्रौपदीको बड़ी धूमधामसे नगरमें ले आओ"

Transliteration

atha tvājñāpayāmāsa draupadyā bhūṣaṇaṃ bahu | ānīyatāṃ vai kṛṣṇeti putra duryodhanaṃ tadā |

Translation

Darauf erließ er den Befehl: „Bringt viele Schmuckstücke für Draupadī herbei; und führt Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) zusammen mit meinem Sohn Duryodhana in feierlichem Gepränge in die Stadt.“

Word by Word

अथthen

त्वाyou (object)

आज्ञापयामासcommanded/ordered

द्रौपद्याःof/for Draupadī

भूषणम्ornament, jewelry

बहुmuch, many (in quantity)

आनीयताम्let (it) be brought

वैindeed, surely

कृष्णाO Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

इतिthus (quotative)

पुत्रO son

दुर्योधनम्Duryodhana (as object)

तदाthen, at that time

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Duryodhana

ornaments/jewelry

city (nagara)

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?

The verse highlights how rulers use ceremony and material splendor to signal honor and political legitimacy; ethically, it invites reflection on whether public display aligns with dharma—especially regarding the agency and dignity of those being celebrated or moved for political ends.

What is happening in the narrative?

A royal figure issues orders to procure abundant jewelry for Draupadī (called Kṛṣṇā) and to bring her along with his son Duryodhana into the city in a grand, public manner.