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
«Habiendo así engañado a 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
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.