Shloka 19
Draupadī’s Rebuke of Jayadratha and Dhaumya’s Admonition (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 252)
Devanagari script
संस्पृश्याप: शुचिर्भूत्वा भूतले समुपस्थित:
Transliteration
saṁspṛśyāpaḥ śucir bhūtvā bhūtale samupasthitaḥ
Translation
水に触れて儀礼の清浄を得ると、彼は大地の上に静かに立った――それは、みずから進んで規律ある行いへ立ち返り、叙事詩の次なる一幕に備えたことを示す徴であった。
Word by Word
संस्पृश्यhaving touched
संस्पृश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+स्पृश्
Formल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे अव्ययभावः), कर्तरि, having touched
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formक्त्वा, कर्तरि, having become
भूतलेon the ground
भूतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
समुपस्थितःstood/was present (approached and stood)
समुपस्थितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+उप+स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ā
āpaḥ (water)B
bhūtala (ground/earth)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic importance of inner and outer readiness: ritual purification by water marks a conscious shift into disciplined, respectful action, especially before significant speech or deeds.
The narrator describes a character performing a customary act of purification (touching water) and then taking a poised stance on the ground, indicating preparation to proceed with the next event or interaction.