Shloka 28

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 23: Report of the Slain Sūtaputras, Royal Orders, and Sairandhrī’s Return

Devanagari script

तत आश्वासयत्‌ कृष्णां स विमुच्य विशाम्पते,महाराज! तदनन्तर उन्होंने द्रौषपदीको बन्धनसे मुक्त करके आश्वासन दिया

Transliteration

tata āśvāsayat kṛṣṇāṃ sa vimucya viśāmpate | mahārāja | tadanantaram…

Translation

それから彼はクリシュナー（ドラウパディー）を慰めた。民の主よ、彼女の縄目を解き放ったのち、王はさらに言葉を尽くして彼女を安心させた――凌辱の後に失われかけた尊厳と安寧を取り戻し、弱き者を守り正しき行いを支える務めを改めて示したのである。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• आश्वासयत्: he consoled/comforted
• आश्वासयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√श्वस् (आश्वासयति)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कृष्णाम्: Krishna (Draupadi)
• कृष्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विमुच्य: having released/freed
• विमुच्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√मुच्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्यय), पूर्वक्रिया

• विशाम्: of the people/subjects
• विशाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• पते: O lord
• पते: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Mahārāja (addressed king, i.e., Janamejaya in the frame narrative)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a ruler’s and protector’s dharma: to free the afflicted from unjust restraint, offer reassurance, and restore their dignity—compassion expressed through decisive, ethical action.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that Draupadī (called Kṛṣṇā) is released from bondage and then consoled; the immediate crisis is resolved by freeing her and giving her assurance.