Shloka 5
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
श्रूयतां तु प्रभो तत्त्वं दिव्यतां चात्मनो नृप । निर्माणं च शरीरस्य ततो धैर्यमवाप्रुहि
śrūyatāṁ tu prabho tattvaṁ divyatāṁ cātmano nṛpa | nirmāṇaṁ ca śarīrasya tato dhairyam avāpruhi ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「お聞きください、主よ。あなたの存在の真理――あなたご自身の神性、そしてその御身がいかに驚くべき仕方で形づくられたかを。われらの言葉を聞いたなら、王よ、心を堅くし、勇気を取り戻されよ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges the listener (a king) to ground himself in knowledge of his true nature—described as divine—and to gain dhairya (steadfast courage) through understanding the deeper truth behind embodiment.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king respectfully and prepares to disclose a ‘tattva’—a confidential, clarifying account of the king’s divine nature and the extraordinary formation of his body—so that the king may regain composure and resolve.