Shloka 6

Devanagari script

प्राद्रवन्ना थमिच्छन्ती कृष्णा नाथवती सती । भवनं भीमसेनस्य क्षिप्रमायतलोचना

Transliteration

prādravannātham icchantī kṛṣṇā nāthavatī satī | bhavanaṃ bhīmasenasya kṣipram āyatālocanā ||

Translation

毗舍摩耶那说：虽为贞淑之女，亦非无所依护，然黑公主（德劳帕蒂）为求一位勇士作主，仍疾奔而去——长目因急切而大睁——直向毗摩塞那之居。

Word by Word

• प्राद्रवत्: ran forth
• प्राद्रवत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनाथम्: helpless, without protector
• अनाथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छन्ती: wishing, desiring
• इच्छन्ती: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्णा: Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• कृष्णा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नाथवती: having a protector
• नाथवती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाथवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सती: being; virtuous
• सती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ/सत् (present participle used adjectivally), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भवनम्: house, dwelling
• भवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयतलोचना: she of long eyes
• आयतलोचना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतलोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Bhīmasena
• Bhīmasena's residence (bhavana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In moments of injustice, seeking immediate refuge with a righteous protector is appropriate; virtue does not mean passivity. The verse highlights the ethical duty of the strong to protect honor and the vulnerable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī, distressed and seeking someone to champion her cause, rushes quickly to Bhīma’s dwelling, indicating urgency and her confidence in Bhīma’s protective power.