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Shloka 8

उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः

Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana

कश्चान्यो भ्रातृभार्या वै विप्रकर्तु तथाहति । आनीय च सभा व्यक्त यथोक्ता द्रौपदी त्वया,“तेरे सिवा दूसरा कौन ऐसा अधम होगा, जो अपने बड़े भाईकी पत्नीको सभामें लाकर उसके साथ वैसा अनुचित बर्ताव करेगा। जैसा कि तूने द्रौपदीके प्रति स्पष्टरूपसे न कहने योग्य बातें कहकर दुर्व्यवहार किया है

kaścānyo bhrātṛbhāryā vai viprakartu tathāhati | ānīya ca sabhā vyakta yathoktā draupadī tvayā |

Vaiśampāyana sprach: «Wer außer dir könnte so niederträchtig sein, die Gattin des älteren Bruders in die königliche Versammlung zu bringen und sie zu schänden, sie so unschicklich zu behandeln, wie du es Draupadī antatest, indem du ihr offen Worte sagtest, die niemals gesprochen werden dürften?»

कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्यःother
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भ्रातृभार्याम्elder brother's wife
भ्रातृभार्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृभार्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
विप्रकर्तुम्to do wrong / to outrage
विप्रकर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-प्र-कृ
FormInfinitive (Tumun), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral in infinitive)
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अर्हतिis fit / deserves
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
आनीयhaving brought
आनीय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-नी
FormAbsolutive (Ktva/Lyap), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral in absolutive)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सभाम्assembly hall
सभाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसभा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
व्यक्तम्clearly, openly
व्यक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यथाas, in the way that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
उक्ताspoken / said
उक्ता:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPast Passive Participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
द्रौपदीDraupadi
द्रौपदी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Draupadī
S
sabhā (royal assembly)

Educational Q&A

The verse condemns the grave adharma of humiliating and violating the dignity of one’s elder brother’s wife in a public assembly, emphasizing restraint in speech and conduct and the ethical duty to protect honor rather than exploit power.

Vaiśampāyana recalls a denunciation of the act of bringing Draupadī into the court and subjecting her to public insult and improper treatment, highlighting the moral outrage at what was done and said to her.