Shloka 3

विदुरस्य द्रुपदसमीपगमनम् — Vidura Conveys Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Message to Drupada

Devanagari script

कृष्णा च क्षौमसंवीता कृतकौतुकमड़ला । कृताभिवादना श्वश्व्वास्तस्थौ प्रह्दठा कृताज्जलि:,कृष्णा भी रेशमी साड़ी पहने मांगलिक कार्य सम्पन्न करनेके पश्चात्‌ सासके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके उनके सामने हाथ जोड़ विनीतभावसे खड़ी हुई

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | kṛṣṇā ca kṣaumasaṃvītā kṛtakautukamaṅgalā | kṛtābhivādanā śvaśrūn āsthau prahṛṣṭā kṛtāñjaliḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), vestida con fino lino y tras cumplir los ritos y adornos auspiciosos, presentó sus salutaciones a su suegra. Luego, gozosa y serena, permaneció ante ella con las manos juntas en señal de reverencia.»

Word by Word

कृष्णाKrishnaa (Draupadi)

चand

क्षौम-संवीताclad in linen/silk cloth

कृत-कौतुक-मङ्गलाhaving performed the auspicious rite/ceremony

कृत-अभिवादनाhaving made salutations

श्वश्र्वाःof (her) mother-in-law

तस्थौstood

प्रहृष्टाdelighted, pleased

कृत-अञ्जलिःwith hands joined (having made añjali)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Śvaśrū (mother-in-law)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights gṛhastha-dharma: after completing auspicious rites, a new bride should approach elders with humility, offer respectful salutations, and stand with self-restraint and reverence—signaling ethical conduct within the family.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī, dressed in fine cloth and having completed the customary auspicious observances, bows to her mother-in-law and then stands before her with folded hands, pleased and respectful.