Shloka 87
Devanagari script
प्रदीप्ता: पुत्रशोकेन संनिवर्तत मानुषा:
Transliteration
pradīptāḥ putraśokena saṁnivartata mānuṣāḥ
Translation
مشتعلين بحزنٍ على أبنائهم، رجع الناس على أعقابهم—غمرهم الأسى فلم يقدروا على المضيّ قُدُمًا.
Word by Word
प्रदीप्ताःinflamed, agitated
प्रदीप्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रदीप्त (√दीप् + प्र, क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुत्रशोकेनby grief for (one's) son
पुत्रशोकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्रशोक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
संनिवर्ततturning back, withdrawing
संनिवर्तत:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनिवर्तत् (√वृत् + सम्/नि, शतृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मानुषाःmen, human beings
मानुषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
जम्बुक उवाच
Characters & Entities
ज
जम्बुक (Jambuka)म
मानुषाः (people/humans)प
पुत्र (sons/children)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Intense attachment, when struck by loss, can ‘ignite’ the mind with grief and cause people to abandon their intended path. The ethical implication is the need for steadiness (dhairya) and discernment so that sorrow does not overturn dharma-driven action.
Jambuka describes a scene where people, overwhelmed by the sorrow of losing their sons, retreat or desist. The emphasis is on the observable human response to bereavement—grief becomes so consuming that it reverses movement and resolve.