Shloka 6

शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma

Devanagari script

इति कृष्णां महाराज प्रशशंसुस्तदा स्त्रिय:

Transliteration

iti kṛṣṇāṃ mahārāja praśaśaṃsus tadā striyaḥ

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“大王啊，当时众妇人便如此称颂黑公主克里希娜（德劳帕蒂）。噢，婆罗多族的伟大君主，城中处处充满她们彼此传说的亲昵赞叹之辞。”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• कृष्णाम्: Krishna (Draupadi)
• कृष्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रशशंसुः: praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Mahārāja (the king addressed, traditionally Janamejaya)
• the city (nagara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how virtue and noble conduct generate spontaneous public respect: Draupadī’s qualities become a source of communal admiration, showing that ethical character (dharma) is recognized and affirmed by society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that the women of the city are collectively praising Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā). Their affectionate compliments, exchanged among themselves, spread through the city and create an atmosphere filled with admiration.