Shloka 3

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

द्रौपदीमार्शिषिणाय सम्प्रधार्य महारथा: । सहिता: सायुधा: शूरा: शैलमारुरुहुस्तदा,तब वे महारथी शूर-वीर द्रौपदीको आर्टिषिणकी देख-रेखमें सौंपकर हाथोंमें अस्त्र-शस्त्र लिये एक साथ पर्वतपर चढ़ गये

Transliteration

drau-padīm ārṣi-ṣiṇāya sampradhārya mahārathāḥ | sahitāḥ sāyudhāḥ śūrāḥ śailam āruruhus tadā ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Nachdem sie Draupadī der Obhut der Asketin anvertraut hatten, stiegen jene Helden, große Wagenkämpfer, vereint und voll bewaffnet, gemeinsam den Berg hinauf.

Word by Word

द्रौपदीम्Draupadi (as object)

आर्षिषिणायto the rishi (Ārṣiṣiṇa)

सम्प्रधार्यhaving entrusted/committed (to care)

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

सहिताःtogether, united

सायुधाःarmed (having weapons)

शूराःheroes, valiant men

शैलम्the mountain

आरुरुहुःthey climbed/ascended

तदाthen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī

ārṣi-ṣiṇī (female ascetic)

mahārathāḥ (the great chariot-warriors, i.e., the Pāṇḍavas in context)

mountain (śaila)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in dangerous undertakings, dharma requires arranging proper protection for those under one’s care; courage is paired with responsibility, not recklessness.

What is happening in the narrative?

The warriors (contextually, the Pāṇḍavas) leave Draupadī in the custody of a female ascetic and, carrying their weapons, ascend a mountain together to pursue the next stage of their mission.