Shloka 8
द्रौपद्याः शोकवचनम्
Draupadī’s Lament and Indictment of Misfortune
Devanagari script
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त्वाथ तां शालां प्रविवेश मनस्विनी
Transliteration
vaiśampāyana uvāca evam uktvātha tāṁ śālāṁ praviveśa manasvinī
Translation
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Nachdem sie so gesprochen hatte, trat die entschlossene Frau in jene Halle ein.
Word by Word
वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormAbsolutive (Ktva), Active (Kartari)
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
ताम्that (her/it)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शालाम्hall, house
शालाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशाला
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रविवेशentered
प्रविवेश:
TypeVerb
Rootविश्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्र
मनस्विनीthe resolute-minded woman
मनस्विनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमनस्विन्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaŚ
śālā (hall/pavilion)M
manasvinī (the resolute woman; unnamed in this verse)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
The verse highlights steadiness of mind and purposeful action: after speaking, one should proceed calmly and decisively, maintaining composure and resolve in conduct.
The narrator states that, after saying what she needed to say, the resolute woman enters the hall/pavilion, indicating a transition from speech to action within the scene.