Shloka 89

अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश

Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort

Devanagari script

सृञ्जयै: सह कैकेयैर्वष्णीनां वृषभेण च । कथंस्विद्‌ युधि कौन्तेय न राज्यं प्राप्तुयामहे,“कुन्तीनन्दन! सूंजय और कैकयवंशी वीरों तथा वृष्णिवंशावतंस भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके साथ होकर हम संग्राममें अपना राज्य कैसे नहीं प्राप्त कर लेंगे?

Transliteration

sṛñjayaiḥ saha kaikeyair vṛṣṇīnāṃ vṛṣabheṇa ca | kathaṃ svid yudhi kaunteya na rājyaṃ prāptuyāmahe ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi con của Kuntī, có các Sṛñjaya và Kaikeya cùng sát cánh, lại có ‘tráng ngưu của dòng Vṛṣṇi’ làm đồng minh, sao chúng ta có thể không giành lại vương quốc của mình trong chiến trận?”

Word by Word

सृञ्जयैःwith the Sṛñjayas

सहtogether with

कैकेयैःwith the Kaikeyas

वृष्णीनाम्of the Vṛṣṇis

वृषभेणwith the bull (best one)

चand

कथम्how

स्वित्indeed / I wonder

युधिin battle

कौन्तेयO son of Kuntī

नnot

राज्यम्kingdom

प्राप्तुयामहेshall we obtain / would we obtain

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)

Sṛñjayas

Kaikeyas

Vṛṣṇis

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (implied by 'vṛṣṇīnāṃ vṛṣabha')

rājya (the kingdom)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes confidence grounded in righteous alliances and capable leadership: when strong, dharma-aligned supporters stand together—especially with Kṛṣṇa as the foremost ally—restoring rightful sovereignty becomes morally and practically attainable.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports a statement addressed to a Pāṇḍava (“Kaunteya”), expressing assurance that, supported by allied clans (Sṛñjayas and Kaikeyas) and the foremost Vṛṣṇi (Kṛṣṇa), they will be able to win the battle and recover their kingdom.