Shloka 36

Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत अजुनाभियगमनपर्वमें काम्यकवनगमनविषयक छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्‍्त्वा55शिष: कृष्णा विरराम यशस्विनी वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन! ऐसी मंगलकामना करके यशस्विनी द्रौपदी चुप हो गयी

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca—evam uktvā śiṣaḥ kṛṣṇā virarāma yaśasvinī. (Rājan, itthaṃ maṅgala-kāmanāṃ kṛtvā yaśasvinī draupadī tūṣṇīṃ babhūva.)

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having spoken thus, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), the illustrious lady, fell silent. O King, after expressing this auspicious wish, the renowned Draupadī ceased speaking—marking a pause in the dialogue where her words are framed as a morally charged benediction rather than mere emotion.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

शिष्यःdisciple

कृष्णाKṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

विररामceased, fell silent

यशस्विनीglorious, renowned

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Rājan (the King, i.e., Janamejaya as listener)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of speech: after offering an auspicious intention (maṅgala-kāmanā), Draupadī stops, suggesting that words—especially blessings or morally charged wishes—should be purposeful and restrained rather than excessive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, narrating to the King, reports that Draupadī (called Kṛṣṇā) concludes her statement and becomes silent, functioning as a closing beat in the dialogue and signaling a transition in the episode.