Shloka 3

Uttara’s Resolve and Draupadī’s Identification of Bṛhannadā as Charioteer (विराट पर्व, अध्याय ३४)

Devanagari script

ततो विराट: कौन्तेयानतिमानुषविक्रमान्‌ | अर्चयामास वित्तेन मानेन च महारथान्‌,तदनन्तर राजा विराटने अतिमानुष (मानवीय शक्तिसे परे) पराक्रम करनेवाले महारथी कुन्तीपुत्रोंका धन और मानदानद्वारा सत्कार किया

Transliteration

tato virāṭaḥ kaunteyān atimānuṣa-vikramān | arcayāmāsa vittena mānena ca mahārathān ||

Translation

त्यानंतर राजा विराटाने मानवी सामर्थ्यापलीकडील पराक्रम असलेल्या त्या कुंतीपुत्र महारथींचा धन व मान-सन्मान देऊन यथोचित सत्कार केला.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

विराटःVirata (the king)

कौन्तेयान्the sons of Kunti (Pandavas)

अतिमानुषविक्रमान्of superhuman prowess

अर्चयामासhonoured, worshipped

वित्तेनwith wealth

मानेनwith honour/respect

चand

महारथान्the great chariot-warriors

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Virāṭa

Kaunteyas (Pāṇḍavas)

Mahārathas

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?

A ruler should recognize merit and repay protection or service with appropriate honor and gifts; gratitude and respectful reception are part of rāja-dharma, strengthening social trust and moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

After realizing the extraordinary prowess of the Kuntī-born heroes, King Virāṭa formally honors them as great warriors, offering wealth and public esteem.