Shloka 6

द्रौपदी-प्राप्तिः, कुन्त्याः वाक्यप्रमादः, भ्रातृ-एक्यनिर्णयः

Draupadī’s Arrival, Kuntī’s Unintended Utterance, and the Decision for Fraternal Unity

Devanagari script

तत उत्कोचकं तीर्थ गत्वा धौम्याश्रमं तु ते । त॑ वच्रु: पाण्डवा धौम्यं पौरोहित्याय भारत,जनमेजय! तदनन्तर उत्कोचक तीर्थमें धौम्यके आश्रमपर जाकर पाण्डवोंने धौम्यका पौरोहित्य-कर्मके लिये वरण किया

Transliteration

tata utkośakaṁ tīrthaṁ gatvā dhaumyāśramaṁ tu te | tataḥ pṛcchuḥ pāṇḍavā dhaumyaṁ paurohityāya bhārata janamejaya ||

Translation

Rồi họ đến bến thiêng mang tên Utkośaka, và sau đó tới ẩn thất của Dhaumya. Tại đó, hỡi Janamejaya thuộc dòng Bhārata, các Pāṇḍava đến gặp Dhaumya và chọn ngài làm vị tế sư gia tộc (purohita) của mình.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (place/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्कोचकं: Utkocaka (name)
• उत्कोचकं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्कोचक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• धौम्याश्रमम्: Dhaumya's hermitage
• धौम्याश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य-आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तं: him
• तं: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वव्रुः: chose/selected
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वरणे)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धौम्यम्: Dhaumya
• धौम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पौरोहित्याय: for priesthood/chaplaincy
• पौरोहित्याय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरोहित्य
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhaumya
• Utkośaka Tīrtha
• Dhaumya-āśrama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Major undertakings should be grounded in dharma by seeking the counsel of qualified sages and establishing proper priestly guidance (purohita), so that actions proceed with ritual propriety and ethical clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍavas travel to the Utkośaka sacred ford and then to Sage Dhaumya’s hermitage, where they approach him and appoint him as their purohita (family priest).