Shloka 20
Devanagari script
बुद्धया विचिन्तयामास वीरा: केन निपातिता:
Transliteration
buddhyā vicintayāmāsa vīrāḥ kena nipātitāḥ | dharmaputro mahābāhur vilalāpa suvistaram ||
Translation
তখন মহাবাহু ধর্মপুত্র যুধিষ্ঠির দীর্ঘক্ষণ বিলাপ করে স্থির বুদ্ধিতে ভাবতে লাগলেন—“এই বীরদের কে নিপাতিত করল?”
Word by Word
बुद्धयाwith (his) intellect
बुद्धया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
विचिन्तयामासpondered/considered
विचिन्तयामास:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चिन्त्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular
वीराःthe heroes
वीराः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
केनby whom?
केन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
निपातिताःfelled/struck down
निपातिताः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
धर्मपुत्रःDharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबाहुःmighty-armed
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विललापlamented
विललाप:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-लप्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
सुविस्तरम्at great length / extensively
सुविस्तरम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु-विस्तर
Formtrue
Speaker
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaD
Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)T
the vīrāḥ (fallen heroes/brothers)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Grief is not the end-point; the dhārmic response is to steady the mind and seek truth through reasoned inquiry (buddhi), avoiding impulsive blame or retaliation without evidence.
Yudhiṣṭhira, overwhelmed by sorrow at seeing the heroes fallen, laments for a long time and then begins to analyze who could have caused their fall—shifting from mourning to investigation.