Shloka 6

Vidurovācā: Śreyas, Mantra, and Conciliation toward the Pāṇḍavas (विदुरोवाच—श्रेयः-मन्त्र-समाधानम्)

Devanagari script

ततो राजा यज्ञसेन: सपुत्रो जन्यार्थमुक्त बहु तत्‌ तदग्र्यम्‌ । समानयामास सुतां च कृष्णा- माप्लाव्य रत्नैर्बहुभिरविंभूष्य,व्यासजीका यह आदेश सुनकर पुत्रोंसहित राजा द्रुपदने वर-वधूके लिये कथित समस्त उत्तम वस्तुओंको मँगवाया और अपनी पुत्री कृष्णाको स्नान कराकर बहुत-से रत्नमय आभूषणोंद्वारा विभूषित किया

Transliteration

tato rājā yajñasenaḥ saputro janyārtham uktaṃ bahu tat tad agryam | samānayāmāsa sutāṃ ca kṛṣṇām āplāvya ratnair bahubhir vibhūṣya ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then King Yajñasena (Drupada), together with his sons, had brought in all the many excellent items that had been prescribed for the wedding. He then had his daughter Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) bathed and adorned her with numerous jeweled ornaments—preparing her with due dignity for the rite of marriage and the responsibilities it entails.

Word by Word

• {'tataḥ': 'then, thereafter', 'rājā': 'king', 'yajñasenaḥ (Yajñasena/Drupada)': 'name of the king of Pāñcāla

• father of Draupadī', 'saputraḥ': 'together with (his) sons', 'janyārtham': 'for the purpose of marriage/wedding', 'uktaṃ': 'said, prescribed, enjoined', 'bahu': 'many, much', 'tat tad agryam': 'those various excellent/choice (things)', 'samānayāmāsa': 'caused to be brought, assembled, procured', 'sutām': 'daughter', 'kṛṣṇām': 'Kṛṣṇā, i.e., Draupadī', 'āplāvya': 'having bathed/washed (her), after bathing', 'ratnaiḥ': 'with jewels, gem-ornaments', 'bahubhiḥ': 'with many', 'vibhūṣya': 'having adorned, having decorated'}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yajñasena (Drupada)
• sons of Drupada
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• wedding preparations
• jewels/ornaments (ratna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic propriety in life-cycle rites: a ruler should conduct marriage arrangements with dignity, completeness, and respect for the bride, treating the occasion as a sacred social duty rather than mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving instructions about the wedding arrangements, King Drupada (Yajñasena) gathers the prescribed excellent items, bathes his daughter Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā), and adorns her with many jeweled ornaments in preparation for the marriage proceedings.