Shloka 6

पाण्डव-वृष्णि-समागमः तथा अश्वमेध-अनुज्ञा | Reunion at the Kuru Court and Authorization of the Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

स्त्रियो भरतसिंहानां नावं लब्ध्वेव पारगा: | कुन्ती द्रुपदपुत्री च सुभद्रा चोत्तरा तथा

Transliteration

striyo bharatasiṁhānāṁ nāvaṁ labdhveva pāragāḥ | kuntī drupadaputrī ca subhadrā cottarā tathā

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Жёны львиноподобных героев Бхаратов, словно обретя ладью, достигли дальнего берега. Среди них были Кунти, дочь Друпады (Драупади), Субхадра и также Уттара.

Word by Word

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• भरतसिंहानाम्: of the lion-like Bharatas (heroes of the Bharata line)
• भरतसिंहानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतसिंह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• नावम्: a boat
• नावम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नौ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• इव: as if / like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पारगाः: those who have reached the far shore; having crossed over
• पारगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारग
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कुन्ती: Kunti
• कुन्ती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रुपदपुत्री: the daughter of Drupada (Draupadi)
• द्रुपदपुत्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपदपुत्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सुभद्रा: Subhadra
• सुभद्रा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्रा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• उत्तरा: Uttara
• उत्तरा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise / also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bharatas (Kuru lineage)
• Kuntī
• Draupadī (Drupada’s daughter)
• Subhadrā
• Uttarā
• boat (nāva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses the image of a boat and the far shore to suggest deliverance through support and right guidance: even amid the epic’s post-war suffering, steadfastness and dharmic protection enable one to ‘cross over’ adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana names prominent royal women connected to the Pāṇḍavas—Kuntī, Draupadī, Subhadrā, and Uttarā—describing them as having safely ‘crossed’ like travelers who have found a boat, indicating their passage through a difficult situation toward safety or resolution.