Shloka 9

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 193 — Hastināpura Mantra: Duryodhana’s Proposals to Divide the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

कुन्ती तु कृष्णां परिगृहा साध्वी- मन्त:पुरं द्रुपदस्याविवेश । स्त्रियश्ष॒ तां कौरवराजपत्नीं प्रत्यर्चयामासुरदीनसत्त्वा:,कुन्तीदेवी सती-साध्वी कृष्णाको साथ ले ट्रुपदके रनिवासमें गयीं। वहाँकी उदारहृदया स्त्रियोंने कौरवराज पाण्डुकी धर्मपत्नीका (बड़ा) आदर-सत्कार किया

Transliteration

kuntī tu kṛṣṇāṃ parigṛhya sādhvī antaḥpuraṃ drupadasyāviveśa | striyaś ca tāṃ kauravarājapatnīṃ pratyarcayāmāsur adīnasattvāḥ ||

Translation

Bấy giờ, Kuntī hiền đức, đưa Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) theo, bước vào nội cung của vua Drupada. Tại đó, những phụ nữ lòng dạ cao nhã đã tiếp đón và tôn kính nàng đúng lễ, nhìn nhận nàng là chính hậu hợp pháp của dòng Kuru.

Word by Word

कुन्तीKunti

तुbut/indeed

कृष्णाम्Krishnaa (Draupadi)

परिगृह्यhaving taken/received (her)

साध्वीvirtuous/chaste

अन्तःपुरम्inner apartments/palace (women's quarters)

द्रुपदस्यof Drupada

अविवेशentered

स्त्रियःwomen

ताम्her

कौरवराजपत्नीम्the wife of the Kuru-king (Pandu)

प्रत्यर्चयामासुःhonoured/welcomed

अदीनसत्त्वाःof undepressed/noble disposition

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kuntī

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Drupada

Antaḥpura (inner palace)

Women of Drupada’s palace

Kuru lineage (Kaurava/Kuru royal house)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed through proper conduct: a righteous woman is escorted with care, and the household responds with respectful hospitality. Social ethics—honoring lawful status, lineage, and virtue—are shown as stabilizing forces in royal life.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the marriage events, Kuntī leads Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) into Drupada’s inner palace. The women there welcome and honor her, recognizing her as the royal bride connected to the Kuru line.