Shloka 28

Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu

Droṇa-parva 55

Devanagari script

केचित्‌ तत्राब्रुवन्‌ राज्ञ: पुत्र गृहल्लीम वै स्‍्वयम्‌

Transliteration

kecit tatrābruvan rājñaḥ putra-gṛha-llīm vai svayam

Translation

Sebagian orang di sana berkata bahwa putra raja itu sendiri telah memasuki bagian dalam istana (ruang keluarga).

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क-चित् (प्रातिपदिक: क; अव्यय-प्रत्यय: चित्)
• Form: अव्यय (अनिर्दिष्ट लिङ्ग/विभक्ति/वचन)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: अव्यय

• अब्रुवन्: said/spoke
• अब्रुवन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमा-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• पुत्रम्: the son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• गृहल्लीम्: the house-lizard (gecko)
• गृहल्लीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• वै: indeed/forsooth
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: अव्यय

• स्वयम्: himself/by oneself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्
• Form: अव्यय

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• the king (rājā)
• the king’s son (putra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, amid conflict, people rely on fragmentary reports; ethical choices can be influenced by hearsay, so discernment and careful verification become crucial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa reports that some observers claimed the king’s son had personally gone into the inner household area, indicating a developing situation conveyed through differing accounts.