Shloka 35
द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality
Devanagari script
तथा तौ दुःखितौ दृष्टवा दःशासनसुयोधनौ
Transliteration
tathā tau duḥkhitau dṛṣṭvā daḥśāsana-suyodhanau
Translation
ان دونوں کو رنجیدہ دیکھ کر دُشّاسن اور سُیودھن نے ویسا ہی ردِّعمل دکھایا۔
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
दुःखितौdistressed, sorrowful (two)
दुःखितौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःखित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
दुःशासनDuhshasana
दुःशासन:
Karma
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootदुःशासन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
सुयोधनौSuyodhana (Duryodhana)
सुयोधनौ:
Karma
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootसुयोधन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DuhśāsanaS
Suyodhana (Duryodhana)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical fault-line: how powerful figures respond when they witness others’ distress. In the Mahābhārata’s moral universe, compassion and restraint align with dharma, while callousness or opportunism in the face of suffering signals adharma.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) notes that Duhśāsana and Suyodhana (Duryodhana) see “those two” who are distressed. This sets up the next action or reaction by the Kaurava leaders, marking a narrative pivot based on what they observe.