Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

ततस्ता नर्तनागाराद विनिष्क्रम्य सहार्जुना: । कन्या ददृशुरायान्तीं क्लिष्टां कृष्णामनागसम्‌

Transliteration

tatastā nartanāgārād viniṣkramya sahārjunāḥ | kanyā dadṛśur āyāntīṃ kliṣṭāṃ kṛṣṇām anāgasam ||

Translation

پھر وہ سب لڑکیاں ارجن کے ساتھ ناچ گاہ سے باہر نکلیں اور آتی ہوئی کرشنا کو دیکھنے لگیں—جو بےگناہ ہوتے ہوئے بھی رنج و تکلیف سے ستائی گئی تھی۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• नर्तनागारात्: from the dancing-hall
• नर्तनागारात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्तनागार
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• विनिष्क्रम्य: having gone out
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निस्-क्रम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• अर्जुनेन: with Arjuna
• अर्जुनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• ददृशुः: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• आयान्तीम्: coming, approaching
• आयान्तीम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (यā धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• क्लिष्टाम्: afflicted, distressed
• क्लिष्टाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लिष्ट
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृष्णाम्: Krishnaa (Draupadi)
• कृष्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अनागसम्: blameless, innocent
• अनागसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागस्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• kanyāḥ (maidens/young women)
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• nartanāgāra (dancing-hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic principle: suffering inflicted on the innocent (anāgasa) is ethically intolerable and calls for recognition, compassion, and rightful corrective action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing news of her arrival, the maidens come out of the dance-hall with Arjuna and see Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) approaching in a distressed state, setting the stage for the response to her mistreatment.