Shloka 11

Draupadī-vivāha-vidhāna

The Ritual Formalization of Draupadī’s Marriage

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच जिष्णोर्वचनमाज्ञाय भक्तिस्नेहसमन्वितम्‌ । दृष्टि निवेशयामासु: पाज्चाल्यां पाण्डुनन्दना:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--अर्जुनके ये भक्तिभाव तथा स्नेहसे भरे वचन सुननेके बाद समस्त पाण्डवोंने पांचालराजकुमारी द्रौपदीकी ओर देखा

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | jiṣṇor vacanam ājñāya bhakti-sneha-samanvitam | dṛṣṭiṁ niveśayāmāsuḥ pāñcālyāṁ pāṇḍu-nandanāḥ ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า— ครั้นเข้าใจถ้อยคำของอรชุน (จิษณุ) อันเปี่ยมด้วยภักดีและความเอ็นดูแล้ว บุตรทั้งหลายของปาณฑุทั้งหมดก็หันสายตาไปยังพระราชธิดาแห่งปาญจาล (เทราปที)

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• जिष्णोः: of Jishnu (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आज्ञाय: having understood/known
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ज्ञा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भक्ति-स्नेह-समन्वितम्: endowed with devotion and affection
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति-स्नेह-समन्वित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्टिम्: gaze, look
• दृष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• निवेशयामासुः: fixed/placed (their gaze)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विश्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Plural

• पाञ्चाल्याम्: upon Pāñcālī (Draupadī)
• पाञ्चाल्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाली
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पाण्डु-नन्दनाः: the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पाण्डु-नन्दनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु-नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna (Jiṣṇu)
• Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)
• Draupadī (Pāñcālī)
• Pāñcāla

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how words spoken with bhakti (reverent intent) and sneha (affection) guide collective action: the Pāṇḍavas respond not impulsively but by attentive, respectful consideration of Draupadī, implying deliberation within dharma and family responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing and understanding Arjuna’s affectionate and devoted statement, all the Pāṇḍavas direct their attention toward Draupadī (the Pāñcāla princess), marking a narrative beat of shared focus before the next decision or development in the Draupadī-marriage episode.