Shloka 3

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

द्रौपदीमार्शिषिणाय सम्प्रधार्य महारथा: । सहिता: सायुधा: शूरा: शैलमारुरुहुस्तदा,तब वे महारथी शूर-वीर द्रौपदीको आर्टिषिणकी देख-रेखमें सौंपकर हाथोंमें अस्त्र-शस्त्र लिये एक साथ पर्वतपर चढ़ गये

Transliteration

drau-padīm ārṣi-ṣiṇāya sampradhārya mahārathāḥ | sahitāḥ sāyudhāḥ śūrāḥ śailam āruruhus tadā ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: Tras confiar a Draupadī al cuidado de la asceta, aquellos héroes, grandes guerreros de carro, unidos y plenamente armados, ascendieron juntos la montaña.

Word by Word

द्रौपदीम्Draupadi (as object)

आर्षिषिणायto the rishi (Ārṣiṣiṇa)

सम्प्रधार्यhaving entrusted/committed (to care)

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

सहिताःtogether, united

सायुधाःarmed (having weapons)

शूराःheroes, valiant men

शैलम्the mountain

आरुरुहुःthey climbed/ascended

तदाthen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī

ārṣi-ṣiṇī (female ascetic)

mahārathāḥ (the great chariot-warriors, i.e., the Pāṇḍavas in context)

mountain (śaila)

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

What is the core teaching?

Even in dangerous undertakings, dharma requires arranging proper protection for those under one’s care; courage is paired with responsibility, not recklessness.

What is happening in the narrative?

The warriors (contextually, the Pāṇḍavas) leave Draupadī in the custody of a female ascetic and, carrying their weapons, ascend a mountain together to pursue the next stage of their mission.