Shloka 4

द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नुच्चार्यमाणे तु गन्धर्वेण वचस्तथा

Transliteration

tasminnuccāryamāṇe tu gandharveṇa vacas tathā

Translation

As those words were being spoken aloud by the Gandharva, the utterance carried its force just so—publicly voiced and pointed in its implication.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उच्चार्यमाणे: while being uttered/recited
• उच्चार्यमाणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उच्चार् (उद्+चार्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular, Present passive participle (शानच्), locative singular

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

• गन्धर्वेण: by the Gandharva
• गन्धर्वेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Gandharva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Public speech can become a moral weapon: when a powerful being voices words openly, it can expose pride and trigger consequences, reminding rulers that honor without restraint invites downfall.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana refers to a moment when a Gandharva is audibly delivering a statement; the verse sets the scene for a tense exchange in which spoken words—heard and acknowledged—shape the unfolding confrontation.