Shloka 5

द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरमथागम्य गन्धर्वा: सह पाण्डवै:

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiram athāgamya gandharvāḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ

Translation

அப்போது கந்தர்வர்கள் பாண்டவர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து யுதிஷ்டிரரிடம் வந்து முன்னின்றனர்।

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira (as object: to Yudhiṣṭhira)
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आगम्य: having approached/after coming to
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• गन्धर्वाः: the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: Instrumental

• पाण्डवैः: with the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Gandharvas
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames an ethical contrast: true authority rests on dharma and self-restraint (embodied by Yudhiṣṭhira), while worldly arrogance is vulnerable when confronted by higher forces and moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana narrates that the Gandharvas, in the company of the Pāṇḍavas, approach Yudhiṣṭhira—introducing a direct interaction between celestial beings and the exiled brothers, setting up the next action or speech.