Shloka 17
Devanagari script
भ्रातृशोकाभिसंतप्तस्तृषया च प्रपीडित: । अभिदुद्राव पानीयं ततो वागभ्यभाषत
Transliteration
bhrātṛśokābhisaṃtaptas tṛṣayā ca prapīḍitaḥ | abhidudrāva pānīyaṃ tato vāg abhyabhāṣata ||
Translation
Scorched by grief for his brothers and tormented by thirst, he rushed toward the water. At that moment, a voice spoke out.
Word by Word
भ्रातृशोकाभिसंतप्तःtormented by grief for (his) brother
भ्रातृशोकाभिसंतप्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभ्रातृशोकाभिसंतप्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तृषयाby thirst
तृषया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतृषा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रपीडितःafflicted, oppressed
प्रपीडितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-पीडित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभिदुद्रावran towards
अभिदुद्राव:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-द्रु
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
पानीयम्water, drinking water
पानीयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपानीय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
वाक्a voice/speech
वाक्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अभ्यभाषतspoke (to him), addressed
अभ्यभाषत:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-भाष्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular
Speaker
यक्ष उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
Yakṣa (voice/speaker)W
water (pānīya)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even under intense grief and bodily need, one should not act impulsively; dharma begins with restraint and attentiveness to moral warning, especially before taking what one desires.
A man, distressed by his brothers’ fate and overcome by thirst, runs to drink from the water, but a Yaksha’s disembodied voice intervenes—initiating the famous questioning that tests discernment and righteousness.