Shloka 33

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

ततो जलविहारार्थ कारयामास भारत | चैलकम्बलवेश्मानि विचित्राणि महान्ति च

Transliteration

tato jalavihārārthaṃ kārayāmāsa bhārata | cailakambalaveśmāni vicitrāṇi mahānti ca | udakakrīḍanaṃ nāma kārayāmāsa bhārata | pramāṇakoṭyāṃ taṃ deśaṃ sthalaṃ kiñcid upetya ha ||

Translation

Kemudian, wahai keturunan Bharata, ia memerintahkan persiapan untuk permainan air—paviliun-paviliun besar dari kain dan selimut, indah serta penuh ragam. Setelah mencapai suatu tempat di wilayah bernama Pramāṇakoṭi, wahai Bhārata, ia membangun sebuah taman hiburan dan menamainya ‘Udakakrīḍana’ (“permainan air”).

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• जलविहारार्थम्: for the purpose of water-sport
• जलविहारार्थम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलविहारार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कारयामास: caused to be made/arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: कारय् (causative of कृ)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चैलकम्बलवेश्मानि: houses/tents of cloth and blankets
• चैलकम्बलवेश्मानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैलकम्बलवेश्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विचित्राणि: variegated/ornate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• महान्ति: great/large
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उदकक्रीडनम्: a (place/arrangement called) 'water-play'
• उदकक्रीडनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदकक्रीडन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नाम: by name/called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• कारयामास: caused to be made/arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: कारय् (causative of कृ)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रमाणकोट्याम्: at/in Pramāṇakoṭī
• प्रमाणकोट्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाणकोटि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• तम्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देशम्: place/region
• देशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्थलम्: ground/spot
• स्थलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• किञ्चित्: some/a certain
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किञ्चित्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपेत्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-इ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (Janamejaya as addressee)
• Pramāṇakoṭi
• Udakakrīḍana
• cailakambalaveśmāni (cloth-and-blanket pavilions)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how prosperity and authority can be invested in spectacle and pleasure; in the Mahābhārata’s moral universe, such indulgent display often becomes the backdrop where envy, pride, and rivalry intensify, testing dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A grand water-sport venue is commissioned: ornate, large pavilions are set up, and after reaching a spot in Pramāṇakoṭi, the place is developed and named ‘Udakakrīḍana’ (“Water-play”).