Shloka 18

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: स नृपो देव्या द्रौपद्या भरतर्षभ । सेनाध्यक्षान्‌ समानाय्य सर्वानिदमुवाच ह,'भरतभूषण! द्रौपदीदेवीके ऐसा कहनेपर राजा युधिष्ठिरने समस्त सेनापतियोंको बुलाकर कहा--

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ sa nṛpo devyā draupadyā bharatarṣabha | senādhyakṣān samānāyya sarvān idam uvāca ha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed by Queen Draupadī, that king—O bull among the Bharatas—summoned all the commanders of the army and then spoke these words to them.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

सःhe

नृपःking

देव्याby the goddess/lady

द्रौपद्याby Draupadi

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

सेनाध्यक्षान्army-commanders

समानाय्यhaving summoned / having brought together

सर्वान्all

इदम्this

उवाचsaid

हindeed / (emphatic particle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī

Yudhiṣṭhira

senādhyakṣa (army commanders)

Bharatas (dynastic designation)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous ruler responds to counsel with disciplined action: Yudhiṣṭhira does not act impulsively but convenes responsible officers, showing governance through consultation, order, and accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Draupadī speaks to him, Yudhiṣṭhira calls together all the army commanders and prepares to address them, marking a transition from private counsel to public, organized decision-making.