Shloka 20

Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वैतत् सर्वतो भूपा आययुर्मत्पितु: पुरम् । सर्वास्‍त्रशस्‍त्रतत्त्वज्ञा: सोपाध्याया: सहस्रश: ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

śrutvaitat sarvato bhū-pā āyayur mat-pituḥ puram sarvāstra-śastra-tattva-jñāḥ sopādhyāyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

À cette nouvelle, des milliers de rois, experts au tir à l’arc et au maniement des autres armes, affluèrent de toutes parts vers la cité de mon père, accompagnés de leurs maîtres d’armes.

Synonyms

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having heard’

• एतत्: this (news)
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (pronoun)

• सर्वतः: from everywhere
• सर्वतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (from all sides)

• भूपाः: kings
• भूपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• आययुः: came
• आययुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they came’

• मत्पितुः: of my father
• मत्पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद् (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of my father’

• पुरम्: to the city
• पुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• सर्वास्त्रशस्त्रतत्त्वज्ञाः: knowers of all weapon-science principles
• सर्वास्त्रशस्त्रतत्त्वज्ञाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘knowers of the principles of all missiles and weapons’

• सोपाध्यायाः: along with (their) teachers
• सोपाध्यायाः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय-सह) + उपाध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘स-’ prefix meaning ‘together with’; ‘with their teachers’

• सहस्रशः: by the thousands
• सहस्रशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशः (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (in thousands, by the thousand)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Rukmiṇī
• Kṛṣṇa’s father (King Vasudeva)

FAQs

Why did kings come from all directions to Kṛṣṇa’s father’s city in Bhagavatam 10.83?

They heard the news connected with the royal marriage arrangements and gathered in great numbers, arriving as powerful kṣatriyas skilled in weapons and accompanied by their instructors.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 10.83.20 and to whom?

Śrī Kṛṣṇa is speaking, recounting past events to His queens (headed by Rukmiṇī) during the Kurukṣetra gathering.

What is a practical lesson from this verse for modern life?

Worldly power and expertise attract crowds, but Bhagavatam frames such events within divine purpose—encouraging us to see social and political movements through the lens of dharma and devotion.