Shloka 30

Draupadī’s Exhortation on Rājadharma and Daṇḍa (द्रौपद्याः राजधर्मोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

अनुतं नाब्रवीच्छवश्रू: सर्वज्ञा सर्वदर्शिनी । युधिष्ठिरस्त्वां पाउड्चालि सुखे धास्यत्यनुत्तमे

Transliteration

anuttaṁ nābravīc chvaśrūḥ sarvajñā sarvadarśinī | yudhiṣṭhiras tvāṁ pāñcāli sukhe dhāsyaty anuttame ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Ibu mertua itu, yang serba mengetahui dan serba melihat, tidak berkata lagi. Namun Yudhiṣṭhira, wahai Pāñcālī—wahai wanita tiada bandingan—akan menempatkanmu dalam kesenangan dan kesejahteraan.”

Word by Word

• अनुत्तमा: O unsurpassed (lady)
• अनुत्तमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular

• श्वश्रूः: mother-in-law
• श्वश्रूः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वश्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वज्ञा: all-knowing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदर्शिनी: all-seeing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वदर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• पाञ्चालि: O Pāñcālī (Draupadī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चालि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• सुखे: in happiness/comfort
• सुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धास्यति: will place/keep
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 3rd, Singular

• अनुत्तमे: O unsurpassed one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāñcālī (Draupadī)
• śvaśrū (mother-in-law)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic reassurance: wise elders may fall silent, yet righteous leadership—embodied by Yudhiṣṭhira—has the duty to restore dignity and provide security and comfort to those who have suffered.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the mother-in-law, described as all-knowing and all-seeing, stops speaking; then the focus shifts to Yudhiṣṭhira’s promise or role in ensuring Pāñcālī’s future well-being and comfort.