Shloka 17

Kīcaka-vadha-pratisaṃjñā: Rumor in Matsya and the Kaurava Scouts’ Report (कीचकवध-प्रतिसंज्ञा)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सा नर्तनागारे धनंजयमपश्यत । राज्ञ: कन्या विराटस्य नर्तयानं महाभुजम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ sā nartanāgāre dhanañjayam apaśyata | rājñaḥ kanyā virāṭasya nartayānaṃ mahābhujaṃ |

Translation

ویشَمپاین نے کہا— “اے راجن! اس کے بعد دروپدی ناچ گاہ میں گئی اور وہاں مہاباہو دھننجے (ارجن) کو دیکھا، جو راجا وِراٹ کی بیٹیوں کو رقص سکھا رہا تھا۔”

Word by Word

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

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

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नर्तनागारे: in the dancing-hall
• नर्तनागारे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्तनागार
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कन्याः: daughters
• कन्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• विराटस्य: of Virata
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• नर्तयानम्: causing to dance / teaching dancing
• Type: Verb
• Root: नर्तयत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शानच् (present active participle, parasmaipada sense)

• महाभुजम्: mighty-armed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभुज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Draupadī
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• King Virāṭa
• Virāṭa’s daughters
• nartanāgāra (dancing-hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma may require disciplined concealment and role-adaptation: a great warrior restrains his public identity and serves appropriately to protect a righteous vow and the safety of all.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī arrives at the dance-hall and sees Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), in his concealed role, teaching King Virāṭa’s daughters to dance.