Shloka 12

Adhyaya 11 — Draupadī’s Grief, Demand for Justice, and Bhīma’s Departure

Devanagari script

आत्मजान क्षत्रधर्मेण श्रुत्वा शूरान्‌ निपातितान्‌ । उपप्लव्ये मया सार्ध दिष्टया त्वं न स्मरिष्यसि

Transliteration

ātmajān kṣatradharmeṇa śrutvā śūrān nipātitān | upaplavye mayā sārdha diṣṭyā tvaṃ na smariṣyasi

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : « Ayant appris que tes propres fils —des guerriers héroïques— ont été abattus selon la dure loi du dharma des kṣatriya, tu ne perdras pas, par bonne fortune, ta maîtrise ; et à Upaplavya, avec moi, tu ne seras pas submergé par le chagrin. »

Word by Word

• आत्मजान्: sons (one's own sons)
• आत्मजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षत्रधर्मेण: by/according to the duty of a kshatriya
• क्षत्रधर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• शूरान्: heroes, brave men
• शूरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निपातितान्: slain, felled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + पत्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उपप्लव्ये: in Upaplavya (place-name)
• उपप्लव्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपप्लव्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मया: by me / with me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• दिष्ट्या: by good fortune; fortunately
• दिष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• स्मरिष्यसि: you will remember
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• ātmajāḥ (sons)
• Upaplavya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames battlefield death within kṣatriya-dharma: the fall of warriors is presented as an expected, duty-bound outcome of war, and the listener is urged toward steadiness—meeting tragic news without being undone, trusting in providence (diṣṭi).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses a listener about hearing that their own sons, described as heroic warriors, have been slain. He situates this loss within the warrior code and mentions Upaplavya as the setting, expressing that, by good fortune, the listener will not be overwhelmed by grief.