Shloka 7
Drupada’s Instruction to the Purohita for the Kaurava Embassy (द्रुपदोपदेशः दूतप्रेषणम्)
Devanagari script
ते तथा वज्चयित्वा तु धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम्
Transliteration
te tathā vañcayitvā tu dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram
Translation
“Having thus deceived Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira…”
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
वञ्चयित्वाhaving deceived
वञ्चयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवञ्च्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
धर्मराजम्the king of dharma (Dharmaraja)
धर्मराजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhishthira
युधिष्ठिरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
दुपद उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DrupadaY
Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)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
The line highlights the ethical rupture caused by deception directed at a ruler devoted to dharma; it frames deceit as a morally weighty act that destabilizes righteous governance and intensifies conflict.
Drupada is speaking and refers to parties who have ‘thus deceived’ Yudhiṣṭhira, setting up a continuation of events in the Udyoga Parva where diplomacy, strategy, and moral claims escalate toward war.