Shloka 11

Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

तथैव सत्यभामापि द्रौपदी परिषस्वजे । पाण्डवानां प्रियां भार्या कृष्णस्य महिषी प्रिया,इसी प्रकार श्रीकृष्णकी प्यारी रानी सत्यभामाने भी पाण्डवोंकी प्रिय पत्नी पांचालीका आलिंगन किया

Transliteration

tathaiva satyabhāmāpi draupadī pariṣasvaje | pāṇḍavānāṃ priyāṃ bhāryāṃ kṛṣṇasya mahiṣī priyā ||

Translation

Del mismo modo, Satyabhāmā, la amada reina de Kṛṣṇa, abrazó a Draupadī, la querida esposa de los Pāṇḍavas.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same way

एवindeed, just

सत्यभामाSatyabhāmā

अपिalso

द्रौपदीम्Draupadī

परिषस्वजेembraced

पाण्डवानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas

प्रियाम्dear, beloved

भार्याम्wife

कृष्णस्यof Kṛṣṇa

महिषीchief queen

प्रियाbeloved, dear

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Satyabhāmā

Draupadī (Pañcālī)

Pāṇḍavas

Kṛṣṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social conduct: affection and respect are shown openly among relatives and allies, strengthening bonds and easing tensions through courteous, compassionate gestures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Satyabhāmā, Kṛṣṇa’s beloved queen, also embraces Draupadī, the beloved wife of the Pāṇḍavas—an act signaling warmth, acceptance, and solidarity.