Shloka 19

द्रौपदी-वरण-प्रत्ययः — Intelligence Reports and the Kaurava Court’s Response

Devanagari script

अयं हि कामो द्रुपदस्य राज्ञो हृदि स्थितो नित्यमनिन्दिताड़ा: । यदर्जुनो वै पृथुदीर्घबाहु- र्धर्मेण विन्देत सुतां ममैताम्‌,सर्वांगसुन्दर शूरवीरो! राजा द्रुपदके हृदयमें नित्य निरन्तर यह कामना रही है कि मोटी एवं विशाल भुजाओंवाले अर्जुन मेरी इस पुत्रीका धर्मपूर्वक पाणि-ग्रहण करें

Transliteration

ayaṁ hi kāmo drupadasya rājño hṛdi sthito nityam aninditāṅgāḥ | yad arjuno vai pṛthudīrghabāhur dharmeṇa vindeta sutāṁ mamaitām ||

Translation

Dhrishtadyumna said: “This desire has ever dwelt in the heart of King Drupada: that Arjuna—broad and long-armed—should, in accordance with dharma, win and lawfully take my daughter.”

Word by Word

अयम्this

हिindeed/for

कामःdesire/wish

द्रुपदस्यof Drupada

राज्ञःof the king

हृदिin (his) heart

स्थितःsituated/abiding

नित्यम्always

अनिन्दिताblameless (O blameless one)

यत्that (namely, that…)

अर्जुनःArjuna

वैindeed

पृथु-दीर्घ-बाहुःbroad- and long-armed

धर्मेणby righteousness/according to dharma

विन्देतshould obtain/win

सुताम्daughter

ममmy

एताम्this (her)

Speaker

धृष्टह्ुम्न उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Drupada

Arjuna

Drupada's daughter (Draupadī implied)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes