Shloka 60

चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छुत्वा धर्मसहितं व्याह्नतं कृष्णया तदा । उवाच सत्या सत्कृत्य पाज्चालीं धर्मचारिणीम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! द्रौपदीकी ये धर्मयुक्त बातें सुनकर सत्यभामाने उस धर्मपरायणा पाज्चालीका समादर करते हुए कहा--'पाञज्चालराजकुमारी! याज्ञसेनी! मैं तुम्हारी शरणमें आयी हूँ; (मैंने जो अनुचित प्रश्न किया है), उसके लिये मुझे क्षमा कर दो। सखियोंमें परस्पर स्वेच्छापूर्वक ऐसी हास-परिहासकी बातें हो जाया करती हैं!

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tac chrutvā dharmasahitaṃ vyāhṛtaṃ kṛṣṇayā tadā | uvāca satyā satkṛtya pāñcālīṃ dharmacāriṇīm ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing those words—spoken then by Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) and grounded in dharma—Satyā (Satyabhāmā), honoring the dharma-practising Pāñcālī, replied with respect. In ethical tone, she seeks pardon for an improper question, acknowledging that among friends such playful teasing can arise by mutual ease.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

तत्that

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

धर्मसहितम्accompanied by dharma; righteous

व्याहृतम्uttered, spoken

कृष्णयाby Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

तदाthen

उवाचsaid

सत्याSatyā (Satyabhāmā)

सत्कृत्यhaving honored, after paying respect

पाञ्चालीम्Pāñcālī (Draupadī)

धर्मचारिणीम्the one who practices dharma; righteous woman

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Pāñcālī

Satyā (Satyabhāmā)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Speech aligned with dharma invites respect and self-correction in others; even when a question or remark is improper, humility and apology restore ethical harmony, especially among friends.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Draupadī speaks in a dharma-consistent manner, Satyabhāmā responds respectfully, honoring Draupadī’s righteous conduct and (in the surrounding context) asking forgiveness for an inappropriate or teasing question, noting that such banter can occur among close companions.