Shloka 10

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha

Devanagari script

माद्रीपुत्रौ तथा शूरौ द्रौपद्या: पजच चात्मजा:

Transliteration

mādrīputrau tathā śūrau draupadyāḥ pañca cātmajāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “And the two heroic sons of Mādrī, along with the five sons of Draupadī.” In the grim accounting of war, the verse gathers the foremost heirs of the Pāṇḍava house—bound by duty and kinship—underscoring how the conflict consumes even the noblest lineages.

Word by Word

• माद्रीपुत्रौ: the two sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• माद्रीपुत्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तथा: and/also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• शूरौ: the two heroes/brave ones
• शूरौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• द्रौपद्याः: of Draupadi
• द्रौपद्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आत्मजाः: sons/offspring
• आत्मजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mādrī
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Draupadī
• Draupadī's five sons (Upapāṇḍavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the most illustrious families are not spared by adharma-driven conflict; the verse’s stark listing highlights the ethical cost of war and the fragility of lineage when duty is pursued amid widespread destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is enumerating key warriors/sons connected to the Pāṇḍavas—Mādrī’s two heroic sons (Nakula and Sahadeva) and Draupadī’s five sons—within a broader report of events and losses in the Shalya Parva.