Shloka 27

Devanagari script

हा पाण्डो हा महाराज क्वासि किं समुपेक्षसे । पुत्रान्‌ विवास्यत: साधूनरिभिर्यूतनिर्जितान्‌

Transliteration

hā pāṇḍo hā mahārāja kvāsi kiṁ samupekṣase | putrān vivāsyataḥ sādhūn aribhir yūtanirjitān ||

Translation

Aduhai, Pāṇḍu! Aduhai, wahai maharaja—di manakah engkau? Mengapa engkau berdiam diri? Putra-putramu yang mulia telah dikalahkan musuh dalam permainan dadu dan kini diusir menuju pembuangan; mengapa engkau mengabaikan derita mereka?

Word by Word

• हा: alas! (vocative exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा

• पाण्डो: O Pāṇḍu
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हा: alas!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्व: where?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व

• असि: are (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• किम्: why? / what (for)?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समुपेक्षसे: do you neglect / overlook
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-ईक्ष् (सम्+उप+ईक्ष्)
• Form: Present (Lat), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विवास्यतः: of (those) banishing / sending into exile
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-वासय्
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• साधून्: good, righteous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अरिभिः: by enemies
• अरिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरी (अरि)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• यूत: in gambling / at the dice-game
• यूत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• निर्जितान्: defeated, won over
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√जि
• Form: Kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍu
• Pāṇḍavas
• enemies (ari)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical shock of dharma being overturned: righteous heirs are unjustly ruined through deceitful gambling, and the lament questions the moral order and the protective duty expected of a king/father figure.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the Pāṇḍavas are defeated in the dice game and condemned to exile by their enemies, a lamenting voice calls out to the deceased king Pāṇḍu, asking why he does not ‘see’ or respond to his sons’ calamity.