Shloka 47
दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः
Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation
Devanagari script
महानपनयस्त्वेष नित्यं हि तव सूतज
Transliteration
mahān apanayas tveṣa nityaṃ hi tava sūtaja
Translation
Wahai putra sais kereta, ini adalah aib yang besar bagimu; sungguh, noda kehinaan ini senantiasa melekat pada tingkah lakumu.
Word by Word
महान्great
महान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपनयःdisrespect; dishonor; impropriety
अपनयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअपनय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut; indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always; constantly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तवof you; your
तव:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
सूतजO son of a charioteer
सूतज:
TypeNoun
Rootसूतज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
कृप उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Kṛpa (speaker)S
Sūtaja (addressed person; ‘son of a sūta’)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames unethical conduct as ‘apanaya’—a lasting dishonour—implying that repeated wrongdoing becomes a persistent moral stain. It also shows how censure in epic discourse appeals to reputation and dharma to restrain harmful behavior.
Kṛpa addresses an opponent/associate with the pointed vocative ‘sūtaja’ and rebukes him, declaring that what he has done (or his manner of acting) constitutes a great disgrace and is characteristic of him.