Shloka 5
Draupadī’s Identification of the Pāṇḍavas and the Onset of the Chariot Engagement (द्रौपदी-पाण्डव-परिचयः)
Devanagari script
ततः प्राप्तं त्वया वीर ग्रहणं शत्रुभिर्बलात्
Transliteration
tataḥ prāptaṃ tvayā vīra grahaṇaṃ śatrubhir balāt
Translation
其后，勇士啊，竟至于你被仇敌以强力擒拿——此一段落昭示：纵是英勇之人，亦可能在敌势汇聚之时被压倒；而忍耐与守正之行，常在胁迫之下受其考验。
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
प्राप्तम्obtained/has come about
प्राप्तम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्राप्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
वीरO hero
वीर:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ग्रहणम्seizure/capture
ग्रहणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootग्रहण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शत्रुभिःby enemies
शत्रुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बलात्by force/forcibly
बलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vaiśaṃpāyana (speaker)V
vīra (addressed hero, unnamed here)Ś
śatru (enemies, unspecified)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic test: when one is overpowered by force, true valor is shown not only in strength but in steadiness, restraint, and adherence to right conduct despite coercion.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that the addressed hero has been forcibly seized by enemies—marking a turn toward confinement or disadvantage brought about by hostile power.