Shloka 9

Draupadī’s Rebuke of Jayadratha and Dhaumya’s Admonition (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 252)

Devanagari script

क्रियामेतां समाज्ञाय कृतज्ञस्त्वं भविष्यसि । सौक्षात्रं पाण्डवैः कृत्वा समवस्थाप्य चैव तान्‌

Transliteration

kriyām etāṁ samājñāya kṛtajñas tvaṁ bhaviṣyasi | saukṣātraṁ pāṇḍavaiḥ kṛtvā samavasthāpya caiva tān ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Khi ngươi hiểu rõ đường lối hành động này, ngươi sẽ trở thành kẻ thật sự biết ơn. Sau khi cùng các Pāṇḍava thực hiện nghi lễ/hành sự gắn với dòng Sūta, và đã an bài họ vào đúng trật tự, ngươi hãy tiến hành theo đó.”

Word by Word

• क्रियाम्: action, deed
• क्रियाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समाज्ञाय: having understood/known
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + ज्ञा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• कृतज्ञः: grateful, mindful of a favor
• कृतज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यसि: you will be/become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सौक्षात्रम्: the office/duty of a sūta (charioteer/bard)
• सौक्षात्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौक्षात्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पाण्डवैः: by/with the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Non-finite

• समवस्थाप्य: having properly established/settled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अव + स्था (causative: स्थापयति)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Non-finite

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes that right understanding of a prescribed duty (kriyā) leads to kṛtajñatā—ethical gratitude and recognition of obligations—followed by orderly, responsible action in coordination with others (here, the Pāṇḍavas).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates an instruction: once the addressed person comprehends the intended procedure, they should carry out a duty/rite associated with the Sūta-related context and then properly settle or arrange the Pāṇḍavas, indicating a step-by-step completion of responsibilities.