Shloka 15

द्रौपदी-वरण-प्रत्ययः — Intelligence Reports and the Kaurava Court’s Response

Devanagari script

गृहीतवाक्यो नृपते: पुरोधा गत्वा प्रशंभामभिधाय तेषाम्‌ । वाक्यं समग्र नृपतेर्यथाव- दुवाच चानुक्रमविक्रमेण,राजाका अनुरोध मानकर पुरोहितजी गये और उन सबकी प्रशंसा करके राजा द्रुपदके वचनोंको ठीक-ठीक एकके बाद एक करके क्रमश: कहने लगे--

Transliteration

gṛhītavākyo nṛpateḥ purodhā gatvā praśaṁbhām abhidhāya teṣām | vākyaṁ samagraṁ nṛpater yathāvad uvāca cānukramavikrameṇa ||

Translation

那王家祭司领受王命，前往他们那里；先致颂赞之辞，继而将德鲁帕达王的话语完整转达——分毫不差，次第井然——如其所言，一句一句、一步一步地陈述出来。

Word by Word

• गृहीतवाक्यः: having received the message/words
• गृहीतवाक्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृहीत (ग्रह् धातु, क्त) + वाक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपतेः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुरोधाः: the royal priest
• पुरोधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (क्त्वा)
• Form: Gerund (absolutive)

• प्रशंभाम्: praise/commendation
• प्रशंभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिधाय: having spoken/uttered
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-धा (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: Gerund (absolutive)

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समग्रम्: entire/complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नृपतेः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यथावत्: properly/as it was
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्
• Form: Adverb

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Conjunction

• अनुक्रमविक्रमेण: with orderly sequence and step-by-step progression
• अनुक्रमविक्रमेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुक्रम + विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

धृष्टह्ुम्न उवाच

Characters & Entities

• nṛpati (the king)
• purodhā (royal priest)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharma of communication in public life: a messenger or priest must convey a ruler’s words faithfully (yathāvat, samagram) and with proper decorum (beginning with praise), avoiding exaggeration, omission, or distortion.

What is happening in the narrative?

The king’s purohita, entrusted with a message, approaches the concerned party, offers courteous praise, and then delivers the king’s full statement in the exact order it was given, narrating it sequentially.