Shloka 31

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

Devanagari script

ते तत्र द्रौपदी लब्ध्वा परिसंवत्सरोषिता: । विदिता हास्तिनपुरं प्रत्याजग्मुररिंदमा:,वहीं सुननेमें आया कि पांचाल देशकी राजकुमारी कृष्णाका स्वयंवर होनेवाला है। यह सुनकर पाण्डव वहाँ गये और जाकर उन्होंने राजकुमारीको प्राप्त कर लिया। द्रौपदीको प्राप्त करनेके बाद पहचान लिये जानेपर भी वे एक वर्षतक पांचाल देशमें ही रहे। फिर वे शत्रुदमन पाण्डव पुन: हस्तिनापुर लौट आये

Transliteration

te tatra draupadīṁ labdhvā pari-saṁvatsaroṣitāḥ | viditā hāstinapuraṁ pratyājagmur ariṁdamāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Nachdem sie dort Draupadī gewonnen hatten, blieben die Pāṇḍavas etwa ein Jahr. Obwohl ihre Identität bekannt geworden war, kehrten jene Bezwinger der Feinde erneut nach Hāstinapura zurück.

Word by Word

तेthey

तत्रthere

द्रौपदीम्Draupadi

लब्ध्वाhaving obtained

परिसंवत्सरम्for a full year

उषिताःhaving dwelt / having stayed

विदिताःbeing known / recognized

हास्तिनपुरम्Hastinapura

प्रतिback/towards

आजग्मुःthey returned / they came

अरिंदमाःenemy-subduing (ones)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī

Pāṇḍavas

Pāñcāla

Hāstinapura

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 prudent dharmic statecraft: after securing a legitimate marital alliance (Draupadī), the Pāṇḍavas do not rush back immediately but return at an appropriate time, once their identity is known and their position is strengthened—suggesting that ethical action also requires wise timing and stable alliances.

What is happening in the narrative?

After winning Draupadī in Pāñcāla, the Pāṇḍavas remain there for about a year. Even though they are recognized, they stay on, and then they return to Hāstinapura, marking their re-entry into Kuru political life with Draupadī as their queen.