Shloka 31

Devanagari script

दूयते मे मनो5भीक्ष्णं घातयित्वा महाबलम्‌

Transliteration

dūyate me mano 'bhīkṣṇaṃ ghātayitvā mahābalam

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Mon esprit est sans cesse tourmenté par le chagrin, car c’est moi qui ai fait tuer le puissant.»

Word by Word

• दूयते: is pained, suffers
• दूयते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दूय् (दूयते)
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, Kartari, Prathama, Eka

• मे: of me, my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Shashthi, Eka

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathama, Eka

• अभीक्ष्णम्: again and again, repeatedly
• अभीक्ष्णम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभीक्ष्ण
• Form: true

• घातयित्वा: having caused to be slain / having killed
• घातयित्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (णिच् of हन्)
• Form: Absolutive (Tumun/Lyap), Causative, Prior action

• महाबलम्: the very strong (one)
• महाबलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Pumsa, Dvitiya, Eka

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• mahābala (an unnamed mighty person)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when actions are taken within a larger framework of duty or necessity, the moral residue of causing death can persist as recurring inner pain; the verse highlights accountability and the psychological-ethical aftermath of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (introduced as Vaiśampāyana) voices an ongoing inner torment, stating that his mind repeatedly suffers because he has been instrumental in the killing of a powerful person, indicating a moment of reflection and remorse within the Ashramavāsika narrative context.