Shloka 8

Śikhaṇḍinī’s Marriage Arrangement and the Daśārṇa Envoy’s Accusation (शिखण्डिनी-विवाह-विप्रलम्भ-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

आर्ति च परमां राजा जगाम सह भार्यया । दशार्णपतिना सार्ध विरोधे भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ! दशार्णराजके साथ विरोधकी भावना होनेपर रानीसहित राजा ट्रुपदको बड़ा कष्ट हुआ

Transliteration

ārtiṃ ca paramāṃ rājā jagāma saha bhāryayā | daśārṇapatinā sārdhaṃ virodhe bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : « Ô taureau parmi les Bhārata, lorsque l’hostilité s’éleva contre le seigneur de Daśārṇa, le roi Drupada — avec sa reine — tomba dans une détresse extrême. »

Word by Word

आर्तिम्distress, suffering

चand

परमाम्supreme, very great

राजाthe king

जगामwent, came to (experienced)

सहtogether with

भार्ययाwith (his) wife

दशार्णपतिनाwith the lord of the Daśārṇas

सार्धम्together with

विरोधेin conflict, in enmity

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Drupada

Drupada's queen

Daśārṇapati (king of Daśārṇa)

Daśārṇa

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?

The verse highlights how political enmity and rivalry among rulers quickly lead to severe personal and familial suffering, implying an ethical caution against nurturing hostility without foresight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma recounts that Drupada, along with his queen, experienced great distress when a conflict/hostile situation developed with the ruler of Daśārṇa.