Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवं सान्त्वसमायुक्त द्रुपदं पाण्डवै: सह । उक्त्वा सो$नन्तरं ब्रूयात्‌ तेषामागमनं प्रति,इस प्रकार (उपहार देनेके पश्चात्‌) पाण्डवोंसहित द्रुपदसे सान्त्वनापूर्ण वचन कहकर अन्तमें वह पाण्डवोंके हस्तिनापुरमें आनेके विषयमें प्रस्ताव करे

Transliteration

evaṃ sāntvasamāyukta drupadaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha | uktvā so'nantaraṃ brūyāt teṣām āgamanaṃ prati ||

Translation

Tendo falado a Drupada—junto com os Pāṇḍavas—com palavras cheias de alento e conciliação, deverá então, ao final, propor a questão de sua vinda a Hastināpura.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

सान्त्व-समायुक्तःendowed with conciliatory (words)

द्रुपदम्Drupada

पाण्डवैःwith/by the Pandavas

सहtogether with

उक्त्वाhaving said

सःhe

अनन्तरम्afterwards/then

ब्रूयात्should say/propose

तेषाम्of them

आगमनम्coming/arrival

प्रतिtowards/with regard to

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Drupada

Pandavas

Hastinapura

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes ethical statecraft: begin with conciliatory, reassuring speech to reduce hostility and build trust, and only then introduce a sensitive proposal—here, inviting the Pāṇḍavas to Hastināpura.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma gives counsel on how to speak to King Drupada in the presence of the Pāṇḍavas: first offer pacifying words and goodwill, and afterwards raise the proposal regarding the Pāṇḍavas’ coming to Hastināpura.