Shloka 157

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

द्रौपदी त्वथ संजज्ञे शचीभागादनिन्दिता । द्रुपदस्य कुले कन्या वेदिमध्यादनिन्दिता,सती-साध्वी द्रौपदी शचीके अंशसे उत्पन्न हुई थी। वह राजा द्रुपदके कुलमें यज्ञकी वेदीके मध्यभागसे एक अनिन्द्य सुन्दरी कुमारी कन्याके रूपमें प्रकट हुई थी

Transliteration

draupad2b tv atha sajajf1e bac2b-bh01g01d anindit01 | drupadasya kule kany01 vedi-madhy01d anindit01 ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Dann wurde Draupadī geboren, tadellos und ohne Makel, aus einem Anteil Śacīs. Im Geschlecht König Drupadas erschien sie als Jungfrau aus der Mitte des Opferaltars selbst — eine wunderbare Geburt, vom Göttlichen beglaubigt.

Word by Word

द्रौपदीDraupadi

तुbut/indeed

अथthen/thereupon

संजज्ञेwas born/arose

शचीभागात्from a portion of Shachi

अनिन्दिताblameless/irreproachable

द्रुपदस्यof Drupada

कुलेin the lineage/family

कन्याa maiden/daughter

वेदि-मध्यात्from the middle of the altar

अनिन्दिताblameless/irreproachable

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaibamp01yana

Draupad2b

aac2b (Indr012b)

Drupada

yajf1a-vedi (sacrificial altar)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Draupad2b as both divinely sanctioned (linked to aac2b) and ethically exemplary (anindit01). In the Mah01bh01ratas moral universe, such a birth underscores legitimacy, auspicious purpose, and the idea that key agents in dharma-driven events arise through sacred order rather than mere chance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaibamp01yana narrates Draupad2bs appearance in Drupadas lineage: she manifests as a maiden from the center of the sacrificial altar. This situates her origin in a yajf1a context and foreshadows her pivotal role in the unfolding Kuru-P01ava story.