Shloka 1

Devanagari script

अ-णक्राछ (वैवाहिकपर्व) द्विनवत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय: धृष्टय्युम्नके द्वारा द्रोपदी तथा पाण्डवोंका हाल सुनकर राजा द्रपदका उनके पास पुरोहितको भेजना तथा पुरोहित और युधिष्ठिरकी बातचीत वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्तथोक्तः परिद्ृष्टरूप: पित्रे शशंसाथ स राजपुत्र: । धृष्टद्युम्न: सोमकानां प्रबहों वृत्तं यथा येन हृता च कृष्णा,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! राजा द्रपदके यों कहनेपर सोमकशिरोमणि राजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न अत्यन्त हर्षमें भरकर वहाँ जो वृत्तान्त हुआ था एवं जो कृष्णाको ले गया, वह कौन था, वह सब समाचार कहने लगे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tatas tathoktaḥ paridṛṣṭarūpaḥ pitre śaśaṃsātha sa rājaputraḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ somakānāṃ prabho vṛttaṃ yathā yena hṛtā ca kṛṣṇā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed and having clearly understood the matter, the prince reported it to his father. Dhṛṣṭadyumna, lord of the Somakas, recounted in full what had occurred there and by whom Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) had been taken away—setting the scene for Drupada to respond in accordance with royal duty and dharma.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen

तथाthus

उक्तःhaving been told/addressed

परिदृष्ट-रूपःwhose appearance had been seen/observed

पित्रेto (his) father

शशंसreported/told

अथthen/and now

सःhe

राज-पुत्रःthe prince

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhṛṣṭadyumna

सोमकानाम्of the Somakas

प्रभवःthe foremost/leader

वृत्तम्the event/account

यथाas/how

येनby whom/with which

हृताwas taken away

चand

कृष्णाKṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Drupada

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Somakas

Pāṇḍavas

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic norm of governance and family conduct: before acting, a king should obtain a clear, reliable account of events. Responsible speech (accurate reporting) and informed decision-making are presented as ethical prerequisites for royal action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna, after being prompted, goes to his father Drupada and narrates the full sequence of events—what occurred and who took Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī). This report prepares Drupada to send a priest/representative and engage the Pāṇḍavas appropriately.