Shloka 9

अम्बायाः तपोदीक्षा–रुद्रवर–आत्मदाहः

Amba’s Ascetic Vow, Rudra’s Boon, and Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

ततो राजा द्रुपदो राजसिंह: सर्वान्‌ राज्ञ कुलत: संनिशाम्य । दाशार्णकस्य नृपतेस्तनूजां शिखण्डिने वरयामास दारान्‌,तदनन्तर राजाओंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रपदने समस्त राजाओंके कुल आदिका परिचय सुनकर दशार्णराजकी ही पुत्रीका शिखण्डीके लिये वरण किया

Transliteration

tato rājā drupado rājasiṁhaḥ sarvān rājñaḥ kulataḥ saṁniśāmya | dāśārṇakasya nṛpates tanūjāṁ śikhaṇḍine varayāmāsa dārān ||

Translation

Rồi vua Drupada—sư tử giữa các bậc quân vương—sau khi dò xét và biết rõ dòng dõi, gia thế của các vua chư hầu, đã chọn chính con gái của vua Daśārṇa làm tân nương cho Śikhaṇḍin.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• राजसिंहः: lion among kings
• राजसिंहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसिंह
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• कुलतः: from (his) lineage; as to lineage
• कुलतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular (used adverbially)

• संनिशाम्य: having ascertained/heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-शम्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• दाशार्णकस्य: of the Daśārṇaka (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्णक
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• नृपतेः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• तनूजाम्: daughter
• तनूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनूजा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• शिखण्डिने: for Śikhaṇḍin
• शिखण्डिने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• वरयामास: chose, selected
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वर्)
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• दारान्: as husband/for marriage (lit. spouses/marriage)
• दारान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

दुपद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Drupada
• Śikhaṇḍin
• Daśārṇa king (Dāśārṇaka nṛpati)
• Daśārṇa (region/kingdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a kṣatriya-king’s dharma in arranging marriages: alliances must be made after careful scrutiny of lineage and suitability, because such unions affect social order, political stability, and the ethical responsibilities of ruling families.

What is happening in the narrative?

Drupada reviews the family backgrounds of the assembled kings and, after assessing them, selects the Daśārṇa king’s daughter as the bride for Śikhaṇḍin, formalizing a politically and socially appropriate marriage alliance.