Shloka 2

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

ततः संश्रप्य तुरगं विधिवद्‌ याजकास्तदा । उपसंवेशयन्‌ राजंस्ततस्तां द्रुपदात्मजाम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃśrapya turagaṃ vidhivad yājakās tadā | upasaṃveśayan rājaṃs tatas tāṃ drupadātmajām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then, having duly consecrated the sacrificial horse according to the prescribed rites, the officiating priests seated the king in his proper place; thereafter they seated Draupadī, the daughter of Drupada, beside him.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययः)

• संश्रप्य: having cooked/boiled (ritually prepared)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रप् (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोगः

• तुरगम्: the horse
• तुरगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः)
• Form: अव्यय

• याजकाः: the priests (sacrificers/officiants)
• याजकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• उपसंवेशयन्: they seated/caused to sit (placed near)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-सम्-विश् (धातु) caus. → उपसंवेशय (प्रातिपदिक/धातुरूपाधारः)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययः)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्रुपदात्मजाम्: Drupada's daughter (Draupadī)
• द्रुपदात्मजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद-आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the king (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied in Aśvamedhika context)
• yājakāḥ (priests)
• turaga (sacrificial horse)
• Draupadī (Drupadātmajā)
• Drupada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as orderly, rule-based action: royal power is legitimized through correct ritual procedure, and the queen’s presence beside the king signals shared participation in a sanctioned public rite.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Aśvamedha preparations, the priests ritually consecrate the sacrificial horse, then seat the king in the ritual setting, and afterward seat Draupadī (Drupada’s daughter) beside him as part of the ceremony.