Shloka 633

Devanagari script

प्रययुर्यत्र पाउचाल्यो धृष्टद्युम्नो महारथ: । उनकी यह बात सुनकर द्रौपदीके पाँचों पुत्र और वे मतवाले हाथी वहीं चले गये, जहाँ पांचालराजकुमार महारथी धृष्टद्युम्न थे

Transliteration

prayayur yatra pāñcālyo dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ |

Translation

Санджая сказал: «Услышав эти слова, пятеро сыновей Драупади вместе с разъярёнными, словно опьянёнными, боевыми слонами тотчас выступили и направились туда, где находился панчальский царевич, великий колесничий-воитель Дхриштадьюмна».

Word by Word

प्रययुःthey went

यत्रwhere

पाञ्चाल्यःthe Panchala prince (Dhrishtadyumna)

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna

महारथःthe great chariot-warrior

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Pāñcāla

Draupadī’s five sons (Upapāṇḍavas)

elephants

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?

In a martial-dharma setting, effective action arises from attentive listening and prompt execution. The verse highlights disciplined responsiveness and loyalty to leadership, showing how coordinated movement of warriors and war-elephants supports the larger ethical duty of one’s side in battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, after hearing an instruction or message, Draupadī’s five sons proceed—together with intoxicated elephants—to the location of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince and great chariot-warrior, indicating a tactical regrouping or joining of forces under his command.