Shloka 5

Draupadī’s Identification of the Pāṇḍavas and the Onset of the Chariot Engagement (द्रौपदी-पाण्डव-परिचयः)

Devanagari script

ततः प्राप्तं त्वया वीर ग्रहणं शत्रुभिर्बलात्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ prāptaṃ tvayā vīra grahaṇaṃ śatrubhir balāt

Translation

Entonces, oh héroe, aconteció que fuiste apresado por tus enemigos por la sola fuerza—un episodio que muestra cómo aun el valiente puede ser doblegado cuando la potencia hostil se congrega, y cómo la entereza y la conducta conforme al dharma son puestas a prueba bajo coacción.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्

• प्राप्तम्: obtained/has come about
• प्राप्तम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ग्रहणम्: seizure/capture
• ग्रहणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शत्रुभिः: by enemies
• शत्रुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बलात्: by force/forcibly
• बलात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana (speaker)
• vīra (addressed hero, unnamed here)
• śatru (enemies, unspecified)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic test: when one is overpowered by force, true valor is shown not only in strength but in steadiness, restraint, and adherence to right conduct despite coercion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that the addressed hero has been forcibly seized by enemies—marking a turn toward confinement or disadvantage brought about by hostile power.