Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ट्रुपदद्रौपदेयानां द्रौपद्या सहितो ददौ । युधिष्ठिरने द्रौधदीको साथ लेकर आचार्य द्रोण, महामना कर्ण, धृष्टद्युम्न, अभिमन्यु, राक्षस घटोत्कच, विराट आदि उपकारी सुहृद, द्रुपद तथा द्रौपदीकुमारोंका श्राद्ध किया ।। ३ -+४३ || ब्राह्मणानां सहस्राणि पृथगेकैकमुद्दिशन्‌

Transliteration

drupadadraupadeyānāṁ draupadyā sahito dadau | brāhmaṇānāṁ sahasrāṇi pṛthagekaikam uddiśan ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by Draupadī, performed the prescribed śrāddha offerings for Drupada and the sons of Draupadī, dedicating them separately, one by one, to thousands of Brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

त्रुपद-द्रौपदेयानाम्of the sons of Drupada and of the Draupadeyas

द्रौपद्याwith Draupadi / by Draupadi (as accompaniment)

सहितःaccompanied (by)

ददौgave

ब्राह्मणानाम्of Brahmins

सहस्राणिthousands

पृथक्separately

एक-एकम्each one (individually)

उद्दिशन्designating / specifying (each)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Drupada

Draupadī

Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)

Brāhmaṇas

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?

Even after victory, dharma requires accountability: honoring the departed through proper rites and sustaining the righteous social order through charitable giving. The verse frames śrāddha and dāna as means of ethical repair and inner pacification after violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, together with Draupadī, performs offerings dedicated to Drupada and Draupadī’s sons, distributing gifts to thousands of Brāhmaṇas, each dedication made separately for the intended deceased.