Shloka 5

Devanagari script

उपप्लव्यं गता सा तु श्रुत्वा सुमहदप्रियम्‌ । तदा विनाशं सर्वेषां पुत्राणां व्यथिताभवत्‌,उस समय द्रौपदी उपप्लव्य नगरमें गयी हुई थी, वहाँ अपने सारे पुत्रोंके मारे जानेका अत्यन्त अप्रिय समाचार सुनकर वह व्यथित हो उठी थी

Transliteration

upaplavyam gatā sā tu śrutvā sumahad apriyam | tadā vināśaṁ sarveṣāṁ putrāṇāṁ vyathitābhavat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having gone to Upaplavya, she heard the exceedingly grievous and unwelcome news. On learning of the destruction of all her sons, she was overwhelmed with anguish.

Word by Word

• उपप्लव्यम्: to Upaplavya (city)
• उपप्लव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपप्लव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गता: gone
• गता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) / गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• सुमहत्: very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अप्रियम्: unpleasant (news/thing)
• अप्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• विनाशम्: destruction
• विनाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पुत्राणाम्: of (her) sons
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• व्यथिता: distressed
• व्यथिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यथ् (धातु) / व्यथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Draupadī
• Upaplavya
• Draupadī's sons (Pāṇḍava-putrāḥ / Upapāṇḍavāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical aftermath of war: even when a side claims victory or justice, violence leaves a residue of suffering that cannot be redeemed. It invites reflection on dharma as responsibility for consequences, not merely success in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī is in the city of Upaplavya when she receives the dreadful news that all her sons have been destroyed. Hearing this, she is struck by intense sorrow and agitation.