Shloka 293

Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu

Droṇa-parva 55

Devanagari script

राजपुत्रं तथा जहु: सुवर्णष्ठीविनं बलात्‌ । तब उन लोभी लुटेरोंने राजमहलमें प्रवेश करके राजकुमार सुवर्णष्ठीवीको बलपूर्वक हर लिया

Transliteration

rājaputraṃ tathā jahuḥ suvarṇaṣṭhīvinaṃ balāt |

Translation

Then those greedy plunderers entered the royal palace and forcibly carried off the prince Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin.

Word by Word

• राजपुत्रम्: the prince
• राजपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• जहुः: they took away/abducted
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (जहाति)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• सुवर्णष्ठीविनम्: Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin (proper name)
• सुवर्णष्ठीविनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्णष्ठीविन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
• rājaputra (the prince)
• rājabhavana (royal palace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights adharma in the form of greed-driven violence: even the sanctity of the royal palace and the safety of a prince are violated when moral restraint collapses. It implicitly warns that war’s disorder can magnify criminal impulses unless checked by dharma and governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group described as greedy plunderers enters the royal palace and forcibly carries off the prince Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin. Vyāsa narrates this as part of a broader depiction of atrocities and breakdown of order during the conflict.