Shloka 10
Devanagari script
माद्रीपुत्रौ तथा शूरौ द्रौपद्या: पजच चात्मजा:
Transliteration
mādrīputrau tathā śūrau draupadyāḥ pañca cātmajāḥ
Translation
माद्रीपुत्रौ तथा शूरौ द्रौपद्याः पञ्च चात्मजाः—पाण्डवानां प्रमुखा वंशधराः, कर्तव्यबन्धनैः स्वजनस्नेहैश्च बद्धाः, युद्धस्य निष्ठुरगणनायां समाहृताः।
Word by Word
माद्रीपुत्रौthe two sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva)
माद्रीपुत्रौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाद्रीपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तथाand/also; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
शूरौthe two heroes/brave ones
शूरौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
द्रौपद्याःof Draupadi
द्रौपद्याः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपञ्च
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आत्मजाःsons/offspring
आत्मजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
MādrīN
NakulaS
SahadevaD
DraupadīD
Draupadī's five sons (Upapāṇḍavas)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
Even the most illustrious families are not spared by adharma-driven conflict; the verse’s stark listing highlights the ethical cost of war and the fragility of lineage when duty is pursued amid widespread destruction.
Sañjaya is enumerating key warriors/sons connected to the Pāṇḍavas—Mādrī’s two heroic sons (Nakula and Sahadeva) and Draupadī’s five sons—within a broader report of events and losses in the Shalya Parva.