Shloka 8

गूढपाण्डवदर्शनम् — The Hidden Pāṇḍavas and Kṛṣṇa’s Visit

Devanagari script

दर्शनीयानवद्याड्री सुकुमारी मनस्विनी । धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भगिनी द्रोणशत्रो: प्रतापिन:,उसका एक-एक अंग निर्दोष है। वह मनस्विनी सुकुमारी द्रुपदकन्या देखने ही योग्य है। द्रोणाचार्यके शत्रु प्रतापी धृष्टद्युम्मनकी वह बहिन है

Transliteration

darśanīyānavadyāṅgī sukumārī manasvinī | dhṛṣṭadyumnasya bhaginī droṇaśatroḥ pratāpinaḥ ||

Translation

युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—ती पाहण्यास योग्य आहे; तिचे सर्व अवयव निर्दोष आहेत. ती सुकुमार असूनही मनस्विनी आहे. ती प्रतापी धृष्टद्युम्नाची बहीण आहे—जो द्रोणाचार्याचा शत्रू आहे.

Word by Word

दर्शनीयाworthy to be seen, beautiful

अनवद्याblameless, faultless

आढ्याwealthy, prosperous

सुकुमारीdelicate, tender

मनस्विनीhigh-minded, intelligent

धृष्टद्युम्नस्यof Dhrishtadyumna

भगिनीsister

द्रोणशत्रोःof the enemy of Droṇa (i.e., Dhrishtadyumna)

प्रतापिनीvaliant, illustrious

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Droṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse juxtaposes outward excellence (flawless beauty) with inner strength (manasvinī), implying that worthiness in a royal-marital context is not merely physical charm but also character and resolve, while also situating personal qualities within the ethical-political realities of lineage and alliances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira describes a noble woman—identified by her relation to Dhṛṣṭadyumna—and notes Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s defining role as an adversary of Droṇa, thereby praising her qualities while simultaneously marking the political-military identity of her family.