Shloka 30

अध्याय १५ (Āśramavāsika-parva): धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनवासानुज्ञायाचनम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s renewed plea for consent to forest-dwelling

Devanagari script

द्रौपदी चान्वयाच्छवश्रृं विषण्णवदना तदा । वनवासाय गच्छन्तीं रुदती भद्रया सह

Transliteration

draūpadī cānvayāc chvaśrūṃ viṣaṇṇavadanā tadā | vanavāsāya gacchantīṃ rudatī bhadrayā saha |

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：那时，德劳帕蒂也面容蒙上悲色，跟随婆母而行。见昆蒂将赴林居之苦行生活，德劳帕蒂与苏跋陀罗一同啼泣，追随在昆蒂身后。

Word by Word

• द्रौपदी: Draupadi
• द्रौपदी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अन्वयात्: followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-या
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• श्वश्रूम्: mother-in-law
• श्वश्रूम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वश्रू
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विषण्ण-वदना: with a dejected face
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषण्णवदना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• वन-वासाय: for forest-dwelling (exile)
• वन-वासाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनवास
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• गच्छन्तीम्: going
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रुदती: weeping
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भद्रया: with Bhadra (Subhadra)
• भद्रया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• द्रौपदी (Draupadī)
• कुन्ती (Kuntī)
• सुभद्रा (Subhadrā/Bhadrā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as compassionate solidarity and respect for elders: when Kuntī undertakes forest-dwelling, Draupadī (with Subhadrā) does not remain detached but follows, sharing the burden of sorrow and honoring the renunciant transition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kuntī is departing for vanavāsa (forest life). Draupadī, overwhelmed with grief, follows her mother-in-law, and Subhadrā accompanies Draupadī; both women are described as weeping as they go after Kuntī.