Shloka 16

Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ

Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit

Devanagari script

तेडपि पञ्च महात्मान: प्रतियोत्स्यन्ति पाण्डवा:

Transliteration

teḍ api pañca mahātmānaḥ pratiyotsyanti pāṇḍavāḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Even those five great-souled men, too, will be met in battle by the Pāṇḍavas—signaling the Pāṇḍavas’ readiness to confront formidable opponents in defense of their rightful cause and duty.

Word by Word

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karta
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महात्मानः: great-souled (men)
• महात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रतियोत्स्यन्ति: will fight against / will oppose in battle
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-युध्
• Form: Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• five great-souled men (pañca mahātmānaḥ)