Shloka 16

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

यदिदं द्रौपदीवाक्यमुक्तवत्यसकृच्छुभा । विमृश्य कस्य कः पक्ष: पार्थिवा वदतोत्तरम्‌,राजाओ! कल्याणी द्रौपदीने बार-बार जिस प्रश्नको दुहराया है, उसपर विचार करके आपलोग उत्तर दें, जिससे मालूम हो जाय कि इस विषयमें किसका क्‍या पक्ष (विचार) है!

Transliteration

yad idaṃ draupadīvākyam uktavaty asakṛc chubhā | vimṛśya kasya kaḥ pakṣaḥ pārthivā vadatottaram, rājāo! |

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「吉祥なるドラウパディーが、幾度となく繰り返して述べたその言葉を、よく熟考せよ。しかるのち、王たちよ、答えを示し、この件において各々がいかなる立場にあるのか明らかにせよ。」

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्रौपदी-वाक्यम्: Draupadi's statement
• द्रौपदी-वाक्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी-वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उक्तवती: having said / said
• उक्तवती: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, क्तवतु (past active participle, feminine form)

• असकृत्: repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असकृत्

• शुभा: auspicious (lady)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विमृश्य: having considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• कस्य: of whom
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कः: what / which
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पक्षः: side; standpoint
• पक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थिवाः: O kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural

• वदत: speaking; (you) speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• उत्तरम्: answer
• उत्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Draupadī
• kings (pārthivāḥ/rājāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes responsible judgment: before taking sides, the assembled rulers must deliberate on Draupadī’s repeated ethical-legal question and then state their positions openly, making accountability and clarity in dharma-discourse central.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the royal assembly after Draupadī has repeatedly posed her challenge, Vaiśampāyana narrates that the kings are urged to reflect on her words and respond, so it becomes evident who supports which interpretation in the dispute.