Shloka 32

Devanagari script

द्रुपदस्य ततः पौत्रास्त्रय एव विशाम्पते

Transliteration

drupadasya tataḥ pautrās traya eva viśāmpate

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Then, O lord of the people, there were only three grandsons of Drupada remaining.”

Word by Word

• द्रुपदस्य: of Drupada
• द्रुपदस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• पौत्राः: grandsons/descendants (grandsons)
• पौत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people (king)
• विशाम्पते: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drupada
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the war’s ethical gravity by highlighting how quickly noble lineages are reduced—an implicit reminder that violence consumes families and futures, not merely armies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the dwindling of Drupada’s descendants, stating that only three of Drupada’s grandsons remain at this point in the battle account.