Shloka 22

धर्मरहस्योपदेशः

Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury

Devanagari script

अज्ञातवासं वसता विराटनगरे तदा | द्रौपद्या: प्रियकामेन केवलं बाहुसंश्रयात्‌

Transliteration

ajñātavāsaṃ vasatā virāṭanagare tadā | draupadyāḥ priyakāmena kevalaṃ bāhusaṃśrayāt ||

Translation

ಆ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿರಾಟನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಜ್ಞಾತವಾಸದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ, ದ್ರೌಪದಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂತೋಷಪಡಿಸಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯಿಂದ ಅವನು ಕೇವಲ ತನ್ನ ಭುಜಬಲವನ್ನೇ ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• अज्ञातवासम्: the incognito residence (period of living unknown)
• अज्ञातवासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञातवास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वसता: by (him) dwelling / while dwelling
• वसता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विराटनगरे: in the city of Virāṭa
• विराटनगरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटनगर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• द्रौपद्याः: of Draupadī
• द्रौपद्याः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रियकामेन: by one desiring what is dear (to her) / by a wish to please her
• प्रियकामेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियकाम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• केवलम्: only, merely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल

• बाहुसंश्रयात्: from reliance on (his) arms / from taking refuge in his arms
• बाहुसंश्रयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहुसंश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Draupadī
• Virāṭa (place/kingdom)
• Virāṭanagara (city)