Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

तस्य पापकृतो द्रौणेर्न चेदद्य त्वया रणे । हियते सानुबन्धस्य युधि विक्रम्पय जीवितम्‌

Transliteration

tasya pāpakṛto drauṇer na ced adya tvayā raṇe | hīyate sānubandhasya yudhi vikrampaya jīvitam ||

Translation

If, today, in battle, you do not take away the life of that evil-doer Drauṇi, then the life of the one who has acted with such sinful intent—together with all its consequences and entanglements—will be diminished and brought to ruin amid the struggle. The statement presses an urgent ethical demand: a grievous wrong committed in war must be answered decisively, lest its chain of repercussions continue to corrode life and order.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पापकृतः: the evil-doer/sinner
• पापकृतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापकृत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रौणेः: of Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रौणेः: Sambandha
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हियते: is lost/perishes
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (हायते/हियते)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (middle usage)

• सानुबन्धस्य: of (one) with consequences/with its sequel
• सानुबन्धस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सानुबन्ध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विक्रम्य: having advanced/after exerting valor
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्रम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada usage

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Droṇa