Shloka 18

Draupadī-vivāha-vidhāna

The Ritual Formalization of Draupadī’s Marriage

Devanagari script

वृष्णिप्रवीरस्तु कुरुप्रवीरा- नाशंसमान: सहरौहिणेय: । जगाम तां भार्गवकर्मशालां यत्रासते ते पुरुषप्रवीरा:,इधर वृष्णिवंशियोंमें श्रेष्ठ भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण रोहिणीनन्दन बलरामजीके साथ कुरुकुलके प्रमुख वीर पाण्डवोंको पहचानकर कुम्हारके घरमें, जहाँ वे नरश्रेष्ठ निवास करते थे, मिलनेके लिये गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

vṛṣṇipravīras tu kurupravīrān āśaṃsamānaḥ saharauhiṇeyaḥ |

jagāma tāṃ bhārgavakarmaśālāṃ yatrāsate te puruṣapravīrāḥ ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ବୃଷ୍ଣିବଂଶର ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବୀର କୃଷ୍ଣ, ରୋହିଣୀନନ୍ଦନ ବଳରାମଙ୍କ ସହ, କୁରୁବଂଶର ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବୀର ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କୁ ଚିହ୍ନି, ସେହି ପୁରୁଷପ୍ରବୀରମାନେ ଯେଉଁ ଭାର୍ଗବଙ୍କ କର୍ମଶାଳାରେ (କୁମ୍ଭାର ଘରେ) ରହୁଥିଲେ, ସେଠାକୁ ସାକ୍ଷାତ ପାଇଁ ଗଲେ।

Word by Word

वृष्णिप्रवीरःthe foremost hero among the Vrishnis (Krishna)

तुindeed/but

कुरुप्रवीरान्the foremost heroes of the Kurus (the Pandavas)

आशंसमानःrecognizing/considering (with expectation/intent)

सहtogether with

रौहिणेयःthe son of Rohini (Balarama)

जगामwent

ताम्that (to her/that place)

भार्गवकर्मशालाम्the Bhargava’s workshop (the potter’s house/workplace)

यत्रwhere

आसतेwere sitting/dwelling

तेthey

पुरुषप्रवीराःthe foremost of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Balarāma (Rauhiṇeya)

Vṛṣṇis

Kuru heroes (Pāṇḍavas implied)

Bhārgava

karmaśālā (workshop)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes