Shloka 4

द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नुच्चार्यमाणे तु गन्धर्वेण वचस्तथा

Transliteration

tasminnuccāryamāṇe tu gandharveṇa vacas tathā

Translation

Et tandis que le Gandharva prononçait ces paroles à haute voix, l’énoncé en gardait toute la portée : proféré publiquement et aigu dans son sous-entendu.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उच्चार्यमाणे: while being uttered/recited
• उच्चार्यमाणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उच्चार् (उद्+चार्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular, Present passive participle (शानच्), locative singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• गन्धर्वेण: by the Gandharva
• गन्धर्वेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Gandharva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Public speech can become a moral weapon: when a powerful being voices words openly, it can expose pride and trigger consequences, reminding rulers that honor without restraint invites downfall.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana refers to a moment when a Gandharva is audibly delivering a statement; the verse sets the scene for a tense exchange in which spoken words—heard and acknowledged—shape the unfolding confrontation.