Shloka 73

Devanagari script

वे मेघके समान शब्द करनेवाले रथोंपर द्रौपदीके साथ बैठकर प्रसन्नमनसे नगरोंमें उत्तम इन्द्रप्रसथ्थको चल दिये ।। इति श्रीमहाभारते सभापर्वणि द्यूतपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रवरप्रदानपूर्वकमिन्द्रप्रस्थं प्रति युधिष्ठिरगमने त्रिसप्ततितमो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ve meghake samāna-śabda karanevāle ratheṣu draupadyā saha upaviśya prasanna-manasaḥ nagareṣu uttamam indraprastham calāḥ dīyate || iti śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi dyūtaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭra-vara-pradāna-pūrvakam indraprasthaṃ prati yudhiṣṭhira-gamane trisaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||

Translation

ସେମାନେ ମେଘଗର୍ଜନା ସଦୃଶ ଶବ୍ଦ କରୁଥିବା ରଥରେ ଦ୍ରୌପଦୀ ସହ ବସି, ପ୍ରସନ୍ନମନେ ନଗରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରପ୍ରସ୍ଥ ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରୟାଣ କଲେ। ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ସଭାପର୍ବ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଦ୍ୟୂତପର୍ବରେ ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଙ୍କ ଵରଦାନ ପରେ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରପ୍ରସ୍ଥଗମନ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନାକାରୀ ତ୍ରିସପ୍ତତିତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मेघके: of a cloud
• मेघके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• समान: similar (to)
• समान: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शब्द: sound
• शब्द: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• करनेवाले: making/producing
• करनेवाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• रथों: on chariots
• रथों: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• पर: upon/on
• पर: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर

• द्रौपदीके: with Draupadī
• द्रौपदीके: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• साथ: together/with
• साथ: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साथ

• बैठकर: having sat
• बैठकर: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• प्रसन्न: glad/cheerful
• प्रसन्न: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मनसे: with mind
• मनसे: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• नगरों: in cities
• नगरों: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• में: in/within
• में: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्ये

• उत्तम: excellent/best
• उत्तम: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इन्द्रप्रस्थं: Indraprastha
• इन्द्रप्रस्थं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रप्रस्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• को: to/unto (which)
• को: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चल: went/moved
• चल: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल्
• Form: Past (Perfective, Hindi narrative), Third, Plural

• दिये: did (auxiliary, completed)
• दिये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Past (Hindi auxiliary), Third, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Draupadī
• Indraprastha
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• chariots

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid humiliation and political injustice, the narrative highlights restraint and the possibility of temporary restoration through lawful means (a boon granted by the king). It underscores the ethical tension between power, remorse, and dharma: relief and return are achieved not by immediate retaliation but through recognized royal authority and negotiated redress.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Dhṛtarāṣṭra grants a boon that enables relief from the immediate crisis, Yudhiṣṭhira and the Pāṇḍavas depart with Draupadī in thunder-sounding chariots and proceed toward their capital, Indraprastha, with hearts momentarily eased.