Shloka 4
Draupadī’s Identification of the Pāṇḍavas and the Onset of the Chariot Engagement (द्रौपदी-पाण्डव-परिचयः)
Devanagari script
उक्त तात यथा पूर्व गच्छतस्ते तपोवनम्
Transliteration
ukta tāta yathā pūrva gacchataste tapovanam
Translation
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Mein Kind, wie ich dir zuvor sagte: Ziehe weiter deines Weges zur Waldklause, in den Hain der Askese.“
Word by Word
उक्तम्it has been said / said
उक्तम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त: उक्त)
Formneuter, nominative, singular
तातO dear (son)/O child
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
गच्छतः(you two) go
गच्छतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (लट्; गच्छ)
Formpresent (लट्), second, dual
तेyou two
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formmasculine/neuter, nominative, dual
तपोवनम्the forest of austerities (hermitage-grove)
तपोवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपोवन
Formneuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaT
tapo-vanam (forest hermitage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes following sound instruction and returning to a disciplined setting (the tapovana), where restraint and tapas support ethical clarity and right conduct.
Vaiśampāyana addresses someone affectionately as “tāta” and directs them—consistent with prior instructions—to go to the tapovana, indicating a transition toward the hermitage/ascetic setting in the story.