Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

एतान्यप्रतिमेयानि कृत्वा कर्माणि भारत । न प्रीयसे महाराज पूज्यमानो द्विजातिभि:,भरतनन्दन! महाराज! आप ऐसे-ऐसे अनुपम पराक्रम करके द्विजातियोंद्वारा सम्मानित होकर भी प्रसन्न नहीं हो रहे हैं?

Transliteration

etāny apratimeyāni kṛtvā karmāṇi bhārata | na prīyase mahārāja pūjyamāno dvijātibhiḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ହେ ଭରତନନ୍ଦନ, ମହାରାଜ! ତୁମେ ଅପ୍ରମେୟ ଓ ଅନୁପମ କର୍ମ ସାଧନ କରିଛ; ଦ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୂଜିତ-ସମ୍ମାନିତ ହେଉଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ନୁହଁ। ଏତେ ଅଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ପରାକ୍ରମ ଓ ଲୋକମାନ ପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମ ମନେ ତୃପ୍ତି କାହିଁକି ଜନ୍ମ ନେଉନାହିଁ?

Word by Word

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अप्रतिमेयानि: incomparable, beyond measure
• अप्रतिमेयानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिमेय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for absolutive)

• कर्माणि: deeds, actions
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रीयसे: you are pleased / you rejoice
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री
• Form: Lat, Present, Ātmanepada, Second, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पूज्यमानः: being honored
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive

• द्विजातिभिः: by the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (addressee, Kuru descendant)
• Mahārāja (the king addressed)
• Dvijāti (the twice-born)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

External achievements and social honor—even when extraordinary—do not guarantee inner peace; true fulfillment depends on inner alignment with dharma and the settling of grief, guilt, or unresolved moral conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a great Kuru king (Bhārata), noting that despite performing incomparable deeds and receiving reverence from the twice-born, the king remains dissatisfied—prompting reflection on the causes of his inner unrest.