Shloka 366

Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ

Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit

Devanagari script

न तथा पाण्डुपुत्राणां स्नेहवन्तो विशाम्पते । राजन! भीष्म, द्रोण और कृपाचार्य आदिके मनपर भी दानवोंने अधिकार कर लिया था। अतः पाण्डवोंके प्रति उनका भी वैसा स्नेह नहीं रह गया

Transliteration

na tathā pāṇḍuputrāṇāṁ snehavanto viśāmpate | rājan! bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpācārya-ādikē manasi api dānavāḥ adhikāraṁ cakruḥ | ataḥ pāṇḍaveṣu prati teṣām api naiva tathā snehaḥ avaśiṣṭaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc chúa của muôn dân, tình cảm dành cho các con trai của Pāṇḍu đã không còn như trước. Tâu Đại vương, ngay cả tâm trí của Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa và các bậc trưởng lão khác cũng bị những ảnh hưởng mang tính ma quỷ chi phối; vì thế, sự dịu dàng xưa kia họ dành cho các Pāṇḍava cũng không còn nguyên vẹn như thuở trước.”

Word by Word

नnot

तथाthus/so; in that manner

पाण्डु-पुत्राणाम्of the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)

स्नेह-वन्तःaffectionate; having affection

विशाम्-पतेO lord of the people (O king)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Dānavas

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?

Even venerable elders can lose clarity and compassion when their minds fall under corrupting influences; dharma requires vigilance so that loyalty, fear, or manipulation does not eclipse justice and rightful affection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana explains to the king that the usual goodwill toward the Pāṇḍavas was no longer present, because even respected figures like Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa had come under a harmful, ‘demonic’ sway, weakening their support for the Pāṇḍavas.