Shloka 7
गूढपाण्डवदर्शनम् — The Hidden Pāṇḍavas and Kṛṣṇa’s Visit
यज्ञसेनस्य दुहिता द्रुपदस्य महात्मन: । वेदीमध्यात् समुत्पन्ना पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणा,यज्ञसेन नामवाले महाराज ट्रुपदके एक पुत्री है, जो यज्ञकी वेदीसे प्रकट हुई है। उसके नेत्र विकसित कमलदलके समान सुन्दर हैं
yajñasenasya duhitā drupadasya mahātmanaḥ | vedīmadhyāt samutpannā padmapatranibhekṣaṇā ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “O rei Drupada, de grande alma, tem uma filha chamada (Draupadī), nascida do meio do altar sacrificial. Seus olhos são belos como pétalas de lótus plenamente abertas.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sanctity and social-ethical weight of ritual origins and noble character: a person’s emergence from yajña (sacrifice) signifies a life tied to dharma, public duty, and the larger moral order, not merely private desire.
Yudhiṣṭhira identifies Drupada’s daughter—described as born from the sacrificial altar and lotus-eyed—introducing her extraordinary origin and qualities as part of the account leading toward the Pāṇḍavas’ connection with Drupada’s house.