Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एवं विलपतीं दीनां सुभद्रां शोककर्शिताम्‌ अन्वपद्यत पाज्चाली वैराटीसहितां तदा,इस प्रकार उत्तरासहित विलाप करती हुई दीन-दुःखी एवं शोकसे दुर्बल सुभद्राके पास उस समय द्रौपदी भी आ पहुँची

Transliteration

evaṁ vilapatīṁ dīnāṁ subhadrāṁ śokakarśitām anvapadyata pāñcālī vairāṭī-sahitāṁ tadā

Translation

Sañjaya said: At that time, Draupadī of Pāñcāla also came to Subhadrā—who was wretched, lamenting, and worn down by grief—accompanied by Uttarā of Virāṭa.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

विलपतीम्lamenting

दीनाम्wretched, miserable

सुभद्राम्Subhadrā

शोककर्शिताम्worn down by grief

अन्वपद्यतapproached, came near

पाञ्चालीPāñcālī (Draupadī)

वैराटी-सहिताम्accompanied by the Vairāṭī (Uttarā)

तदाthen, at that time

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Subhadrā

Draupadī (Pāñcālī)

Uttarā (Vairāṭī)

Virāṭa (as dynastic reference)

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?

The verse highlights dharmic solidarity in suffering: when grief overwhelms someone, the ethical response is compassionate presence and support, especially among family and community affected by war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Subhadrā is grieving and lamenting, weakened by sorrow. Draupadī arrives to her, accompanied by Uttarā, indicating a communal gathering of the bereaved women in the war’s tragic aftermath.