Mahabharata · 1.157.14–15
॥
Devanāgarī
द्रुपदस्य कुले जाता कन्या सा देवरूपिणी ॥
निर्दिष्टा भवतां पत्नी कृष्णा पार्षत्य् अनिन्दिता ॥
पाञ्चालनगरं तस्मात् प्रविशध्वं महाबलाः ॥
सुखिनस् ताम् अनुप्राप्य भविष्यथ न संशयः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
drupadasya kule jātā kanyā sā devarūpiṇī ||
nirdiṣṭā bhavatāṃ patnī kṛṣṇā pārṣaty aninditā ||
pāñcālanagaraṃ tasmāt praviśadhvaṃ mahābalāḥ ||
sukhinas tām anuprāpya bhaviṣyatha na saṃśayaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
द्रुपदस्य कुले जाता कन्या सा देवरूपिणीdrupadasya kule jātā kanyā sā devarūpiṇīborn in the line of Drupada, that godlike maiden,
निर्दिष्टा भवतां पत्नी कृष्णा पार्षती अनिन्दिताnirdiṣṭā bhavatāṃ patnī kṛṣṇā pārṣatī aninditāis destined to be your wife -- Krishna, daughter of Prishata, blameless;
पाञ्चालनगरं तस्मात् प्रविशध्वं महाबलाःpāñcālanagaraṃ tasmāt praviśadhvaṃ mahābalāḥtherefore enter the city of Panchala, O mighty ones;
सुखिनः ताम् अनुप्राप्य भविष्यथ न संशयःsukhinaḥ tām anuprāpya bhaviṣyatha na saṃśayaḥhaving attained her, you shall become happy, without doubt";
पार्षत्य्pārṣatyoriginal form "pārṣaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुखिनस्sukhinasoriginal form "sukhinas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Born in the line of Drupada, that godlike maiden is destined to be your wife -- the blameless Krishna, daughter of Prishata. Therefore enter the city of Panchala, O mighty ones; having won her, you shall be happy, without doubt."
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Here it is disclosed that Draupadi's extraordinary marriage is an ordinance from above, not a human contrivance. It is telling that Vyasa traces the coming plurality of husbands to Shiva's boon: what would be impermissible under ordinary dharma is here preordained by a god -- daiva-vihita -- and therefore not subject to worldly censure. It is disclosed here that in exceptional cases the will of the Lord and the gods exceeds the common law; and Draupadi, a maiden godlike and blameless, will remain a most pure pativrata even within this singular lot. It is telling that this is not an example to be imitated, but a unique event ordained from above. Thus scripture shows that what heaven has preordained stands above human measures; and Vyasa, having disclosed the secret, directs the Pandavas toward the wife destined for them.