Shloka 5
Adhyāya 42 (Śānti Parva): Śrāddha, Aurdhvadaihika Rites, and Royal Welfare Measures
ट्रुपदद्रौपदेयानां द्रौपद्या सहितो ददौ । युधिष्ठिरने द्रौधदीको साथ लेकर आचार्य द्रोण, महामना कर्ण, धृष्टद्युम्न, अभिमन्यु, राक्षस घटोत्कच, विराट आदि उपकारी सुहृद, द्रुपद तथा द्रौपदीकुमारोंका श्राद्ध किया ।।
drupadadraupadeyānāṁ draupadyā sahito dadau | brāhmaṇānāṁ sahasrāṇi pṛthagekaikam uddiśan ||
毗舍波耶那说：由提湿提罗与德罗帕蒂同在，依仪轨为德鲁帕达与德罗帕蒂诸子举行施食祭（śrāddha），并将供献分别、逐一回向给成千上万的婆罗门。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after victory, dharma requires accountability: honoring the departed through proper rites and sustaining the righteous social order through charitable giving. The verse frames śrāddha and dāna as means of ethical repair and inner pacification after violence.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, together with Draupadī, performs offerings dedicated to Drupada and Draupadī’s sons, distributing gifts to thousands of Brāhmaṇas, each dedication made separately for the intended deceased.