Shloka 13
सौप्तिकपर्व — धृष्टद्युम्नसारथिवृत्तान्तः
Report of the Night Raid and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament
Devanagari script
यज्जित्वा तप्यते पश्चादापन्न इव दुर्मति: । कथं मन्येत विजयं ततो जिततर: परै:
Translation
যে জয় লাভ করে দুর্মতি মানুষ পরে বিপন্নের মতো দগ্ধ হয়ে অনুতাপে জ্বলে, সে কীভাবে সেই জয়কে জয় বলে মানবে? কারণ সেই অবস্থায় তো সে শত্রুদের দ্বারা আরও অধিকভাবে পরাভূত।
Word by Word
यत्which (victory/that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
जित्वाhaving conquered
जित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active
तप्यतेis tormented / repents
तप्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
Formलट् (present), आत्मनेपद, 3rd, singular
पश्चात्afterwards
पश्चात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात्
आपन्नःfallen into / afflicted
आपन्नः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआपन्न
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इवas if / like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
दुर्मतिःa wicked-minded man / fool
दुर्मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
मन्येतcould/should think
मन्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, 3rd, singular
विजयम्victory
विजयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविजय
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
ततःthereafter / from that (state)
ततः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
जिततरःmore conquered / more thoroughly defeated
जिततरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootजिततर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular, comparative (तर)
परैःby others (by enemies)
परैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपर
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
Speaker
सूत उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes