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:,“दुर्बुद्धि मनुष्य यदि विजय-लाभके पश्चात्‌ विपत्तिमें पड़े हुए पुरुषकी भाँति अनुताप करता है तो वह अपनी उस जीतको जीत कैसे मान सकता है? क्योंकि उस दशामें तो वह शत्रुओंद्वारा पूर्णतः: पराजित हो चुका है

Translation

Sūta said: “If a man of misguided judgment, after gaining victory, afterward burns with remorse like one fallen into calamity, how can he deem that victory to be victory? For in that condition he has already been utterly conquered by his enemies.”

Word by Word

यत्which (victory/that which)

जित्वाhaving conquered

तप्यतेis tormented / repents

पश्चात्afterwards

आपन्नःfallen into / afflicted

इवas if / like

दुर्मतिःa wicked-minded man / fool

कथम्how?

मन्येतcould/should think

विजयम्victory

ततःthereafter / from that (state)

जिततरःmore conquered / more thoroughly defeated

परैःby others (by enemies)

Speaker

सूत उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes