Shloka 18

Vidurovācā: Śreyas, Mantra, and Conciliation toward the Pāṇḍavas (विदुरोवाच—श्रेयः-मन्त्र-समाधानम्)

Devanagari script

कृते विवाहे च ततस्तु पाण्डवा: प्रभूतरत्नामुपलभ्य तां श्रियम्‌ । विजहुरिन्द्रप्रतिमा महाबला: पुरे तु पाज्चालनृपस्य तस्य ह,विवाहके पश्चात्‌ इन्द्रके समान महाबली पाण्डव प्रचुर रत्नराशिके साथ लक्ष्मीस्वरूपा द्रौपदीको पाकर पांचालराज ट्रपदके ही नगरमें सुखपूर्वक विहार करने लगे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

kṛte vivāhe ca tatastu pāṇḍavāḥ prabhūtaratnām upalabhya tāṃ śriyam |

vijahur indrapratimā mahābalāḥ pure tu pāñcālanṛpasya tasya ha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: After the marriage was duly concluded, the Pāṇḍavas—mighty and comparable to Indra—having obtained that prosperity in the form of Draupadī along with abundant treasures, lived joyfully in the city of that Pāñcāla king (Drupada).

Word by Word

• कृते: when (it was) done; after being completed
• कृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Locative singular (used adverbially) / absolute-locative sense

• विवाहे: in/after the marriage
• विवाहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, locative singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Particle

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Adverb

• तु: but; indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Particle

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative plural

• प्रभूत: abundant; plentiful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular (agreeing with रत्नम् in compound sense)

• रत्नाम्: jewel-treasure; jewels
• रत्नाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular (as part of प्रभूतरत्नाम्)

• उपलभ्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-लभ् (धातु) → उपलभ्य (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: Absolutive (gerund)

• ताम्: that (her/that)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, accusative singular

• श्रियम्: fortune; prosperity; Lakshmi-like splendor
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, accusative singular

• विजहुः: they abandoned; they left (behind)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हा (धातु) (परस्मैपद) → लिट्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person plural

• इन्द्रप्रतिमाः: Indra-like; resembling Indra
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र-प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative plural (agreeing with पाण्डवाः)

• महाबलाः: very strong; mighty
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative plural (agreeing with पाण्डवाः)

• पुरे: in the city
• पुरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, locative singular

• तु: indeed; however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Particle

• पाञ्चालनृपस्य: of the Panchala king
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल-नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, genitive singular

• तस्य: of that (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, genitive singular

• ह: indeed; surely (emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह
• Form: Particle

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Indra
• Pāñcāla king Drupada
• Pāñcāla (kingdom)
• Drupada’s city (capital of Pāñcāla)
• Ratna (jewels/treasures)
• Śrī (prosperity; Lakṣmī-like fortune, here associated with Draupadī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links duly performed marriage (a dharmic rite) with legitimate prosperity and social stability: once the union is properly concluded, fortune and well-being are portrayed as naturally established, and the heroes live in orderly enjoyment within the host king’s realm.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the marriage is completed, the Pāṇḍavas obtain prosperity—described as abundant treasures and auspicious fortune (implicitly including Draupadī as ‘Śrī’)—and they reside happily in the city of the Pāñcāla king Drupada.