Shloka 5

Śikhaṇḍinī’s Marriage Arrangement and the Daśārṇa Envoy’s Accusation (शिखण्डिनी-विवाह-विप्रलम्भ-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

एतच्छुत्वा द्रुपदो यज्ञसेन: सर्व तत्त्वं मन्त्रविद्धयो निवेद्य । मन्त्र राजा मन्त्रयामास राजन्‌ यथायुक्तं रक्षणे वै प्रजानाम्‌

Transliteration

etac chrutvā drupado yajñasenaḥ sarva-tattvaṁ mantraviddhyo nivedya | mantra-rājā mantrayāmāsa rājan yathā-yuktaṁ rakṣaṇe vai prajānām ||

Translation

ଏହା ଶୁଣି ଯଜ୍ଞସେନ ଦ୍ରୁପଦ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱଜ୍ଞ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତ ବିଷୟ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଭାବେ ନିବେଦନ କଲେ। ତାପରେ, ହେ ରାଜନ, ପ୍ରଜାରକ୍ଷାକୁ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ କରି ସେ ପୁନର୍ବାର ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଗୁପ୍ତ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣା କରି, ଯାହା ଯଥୋଚିତ ଥିଲା ସେହି ରକ୍ଷା-ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञसेनः: Yajñasena (epithet/name of Drupada)
• यज्ञसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्त्वम्: the true state/facts
• तत्त्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मन्त्रविद्धये: to the knower of counsel / to the minister (counsel-knower)
• मन्त्रविद्धये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रविद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• निवेद्य: having reported/informed
• निवेद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+विद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• मन्त्रराजा: the king of counsel / chief minister
• मन्त्रराजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रराजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मन्त्रयामास: consulted/deliberated
• मन्त्रयामास: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्रय्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• युक्तम्: proper/appropriate
• युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रक्षणे: in (the matter of) protection
• रक्षणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• प्रजानाम्: of the subjects/people
• प्रजानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Drupada
• Yajñasena
• ministers (mantraviddhaḥ)
• subjects/people (prajāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king’s dharma includes transparent reporting of facts to competent advisers and then taking prudent, situation-appropriate measures to protect the people; governance is shown as deliberative and responsibility-centered.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving certain information, Drupada (Yajñasena) briefs his ministers fully and accurately, and then holds a secret council to decide the proper arrangements for the security and welfare of his subjects.