Shloka 41

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament for Karṇa and Renunciation-Oriented Self-Assessment (शोक-प्रलापः / त्याग-प्रवृत्तिः)

Devanagari script

मया निसृष्टं पापं हि परिग्रहम भीप्सता

Transliteration

mayā nisṛṣṭaṃ pāpaṃ hi parigraham bhīpsatā

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „Wahrlich, die Sünde ist durch mich in Gang gesetzt worden—durch mich, der nach Erwerb und Besitz (parigraha) verlangte.“

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, तृतीया, एकवचन

• निसृष्टम्: sent forth/produced/let loose
• निसृष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि√सृज्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पापम्: sin/evil
• पापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• परिग्रहम्: acquisition/possessiveness/acceptance (of possessions)
• परिग्रहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रह
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भीप्सता: by one desiring/longing for
• भीप्सता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीप्सु (भीप्स् + तृच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Desire for acquisition (parigraha) can become the root-cause that unleashes wrongdoing; ethical life requires vigilance about possessiveness and the motives behind action, especially for a ruler whose choices affect many.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the reflective mood of Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira voices remorse and self-blame, acknowledging that his own longing for gain and possession helped set the conditions for moral harm.