Shloka 7

अङ्गददूतवाक्यं लङ्काप्राकारभेदनं च

Angada’s Embassy and the Breach of Laṅkā’s Ramparts

Devanagari script

वैशग्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: प्रत्युवाच पश्यामि द्रौपदीमिति

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca—paśyāmi Draupadīm iti.

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Thus addressed, he replied, “I see Draupadī.” The line underscores a moment of direct testimony—an ethical pivot where a speaker affirms what he has personally perceived, grounding the narrative in witnessed truth rather than rumor or conjecture.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (kta)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उप-√वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पश्यामि: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• द्रौपदीम्: Draupadī
• द्रौपदीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Draupadī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of speaking from direct knowledge: a claim is strengthened when it rests on personal perception (“I see”), emphasizing truthful testimony and responsibility in speech.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator introduces a reply: someone who has been addressed responds by stating that he sees Draupadī, indicating her presence has been directly observed at that moment.