Shloka 116

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

Devanagari script

जग्मतुस्तै: समागन्तुं शालां भार्गववेश्मनि । पञज्चानामेकपत्नीत्वे विमर्शो द्रपदस्य च,महामति बलराम एवं भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने जब भीमसेन एवं अर्जुनके अपरिमित और अतिमानुष बल-वीर्यको देखा, तब उन्हें यह शंका हुई कि कहीं ये पाण्डव तो नहीं हैं। फिर वे दोनों उनसे मिलनेके लिये कुम्हारके घर आये। इसके पश्चात्‌ ट्रपदने 'पाँचों पाण्डवोंकी एक ही पत्नी कैसे हो सकती है'--इस सम्बन्धमें विचार-विमर्श किया

Transliteration

jagmatustaiḥ samāgantuṃ śālāṃ bhārgavaveśmani | pañcānām ekapatnītvē vimarśo drapadasya ca ||

Translation

于是那二位动身前去相会，来到婆尔伽瓦居所的厅堂。其后，德鲁帕陀王亦就“五兄弟如何共娶一妻”之事加以商议——此乃非常之境，须对礼度与法（Dharma）作审慎思量。

Word by Word

जग्मतुःthey went

तैःwith them

समागन्तुम्to meet / to come together (to meet them)

शालाम्the hut/house

भार्गववेश्मनिin the Bhargava's dwelling

पञ्चानाम्of the five

एकपत्नीत्वेin/with regard to having one wife (polyandry situation)

विमर्शःdeliberation / discussion

द्रपदस्यof Drupada

चand

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhārgava (lineage/epithet)

Bhārgava-veśman (Bhārgava’s dwelling)

Śālā (hall/pavilion)

Drupada

the five (Pāṇḍavas, implied by context)

one wife in common (concept: ekapatnītva)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic inquiry: when an unprecedented situation arises—such as a single woman being wife to five brothers—one should not act rashly but engage in thoughtful deliberation (vimarśa) to align conduct with righteousness, social order, and higher purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Two figures go to meet certain persons at a hall in the Bhārgava’s residence. Subsequently, King Drupada reflects and consults on the propriety and feasibility of the five brothers sharing one wife, setting up the ethical and legal discussion around Draupadī’s marriage.