Shloka 17

Devanagari script

पज्चैतान्‌ पाण्डवेयांस्तु द्रौपद्या: कीर्तिवर्धनान्‌

Transliteration

pañcaitān pāṇḍaveyāṁs tu draupadyāḥ kīrtivardhanān

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “These five sons of the Pāṇḍavas—born of Draupadī—were enhancers of her fame.”

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: —, Accusative, Plural

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पाण्डवेयान्: sons/descendants of the Pāṇḍavas (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पाण्डवेयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

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

• कीर्तिवर्धनान्: increasing (her) fame
• कीर्तिवर्धनान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तिवर्धन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Draupadī
• Draupadeyas (the five sons of Draupadī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the cultural-ethical value placed on lineage and reputation: worthy offspring are seen as sustaining and increasing a mother’s honor and renown.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana identifies the five Pāṇḍava-born sons of Draupadī and characterizes them as ‘enhancers of her fame,’ situating them within the family and succession context of the Udyoga Parva.