Shloka 2

सौप्तिकपर्व — धृष्टद्युम्नसारथिवृत्तान्तः

Report of the Night Raid and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच द्रौपदेया हता राजन्‌ द्रपदस्यात्मजै: सह | प्रमत्ता निशि विश्वस्ता: स्वपन्त: शिबिरे स्वके,सारथि बोला--राजन! ट्रुपदके पुत्रोंसहित द्रौपदी देवीके भी सारे पुत्र मारे गये। वे रातको अपने शिबिरमें निश्चिन्त एवं असावधान होकर सो रहे थे

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | draupadeyā hatā rājan drupadasyātmajaiḥ saha | pramattā niśi viśvastāḥ svapantaḥ śibire svake ||

Translation

Sūta said: O King, the sons of Draupadī were slain, along with the sons of Drupada. At night, in their own camp, they lay asleep—carefree, off their guard, and trusting—when the massacre occurred.

Word by Word

सूतःthe charioteer (Sūta)

उवाचsaid

द्रौपदेयाःthe sons of Draupadī

हताःkilled/slain

राजन्O king

द्रपदस्यof Drupada

आत्मजैःby/with (his) sons

सहtogether with

प्रमत्ताःcareless, heedless

निशिat night

विश्वस्ताःtrusting, unsuspecting

स्वपन्तःsleeping

शिबिरेin the camp

स्वकेin their own

Speaker

सूत उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sūta

King (rājan)

Draupadī

Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)

Drupada

sons of Drupada

camp (śibira)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes