Shloka 1

गूढपाण्डवदर्शनम् — The Hidden Pāṇḍavas and Kṛṣṇa’s Visit

Devanagari script

ऑपनआक्राा बा अ-काज जा (स्वयंवरपर्व) त्रपशीत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय: पाण्डवोंकी पंचालयात्रा और मार्ममें ब्राह्म॒णोंसे बातचीत वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते नरशार्दूला भ्रातर: पठच पाण्डवा: | प्रययुद्रौपदीं द्रष्टर तं च देशं महोत्सवम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तब वे नरश्रेष्ठ पाँचों भाई पाण्डव राजकुमारी द्रौपदी, उसके पंचालदेश और वहाँके महान्‌ उत्सवको देखनेके लिये वहाँसे चल दिये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tatas te naraśārdūlā bhrātaraḥ pañca pāṇḍavāḥ | prayayuḥ draupadīṃ draṣṭuṃ taṃ ca deśaṃ mahotsavam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Então aqueles homens, semelhantes a tigres — os cinco irmãos Pāṇḍava — partiram para ver Draupadī e também para contemplar aquela terra e sua grande festividade.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• नरशार्दूलाः: tigers among men (great heroes)
• नरशार्दूलाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरशार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रययुः: went forth/departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural

• द्रौपदीम्: Draupadi
• द्रौपदीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• देशम्: country/region
• देशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महोत्सवम्: great festival
• महोत्सवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोत्सव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Pāṇḍavas (five brothers)
• Draupadī
• Pañcāla (land/region)
• mahotsava (great festival/assembly)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights purposeful action aligned with social and dharmic structures: major life-choices (like alliance through a svayaṃvara) are approached openly, with preparation and accountability before the community.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the five Pāṇḍava brothers depart to Pañcāla to see Draupadī and attend the grand public festival—setting the stage for the svayaṃvara events.