Shloka 35

Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ

Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit

Devanagari script

संशप्तकाश्न ते वीरा राक्षसाविष्टचेतस:

Transliteration

saṁśaptakāś ca te vīrā rākṣasāviṣṭa-cetasaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Those warriors—bound by their sworn vow—had their minds seized by a rākṣasa-like frenzy, as if possessed, and rushed on with reckless resolve. The passage highlights how a rigid oath, when joined to delusion and rage, can eclipse discernment and push valor into destructive excess.

Word by Word

• saṃśaptakāḥ: the sworn (warriors), the Saṃśaptakas
• saṃśaptakāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaptaka
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• te: they
• te: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tvad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• vīrāḥ: heroes, warriors
• vīrāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• rākṣasāviṣṭa-cetasaḥ: whose minds are possessed/overpowered by rākṣasas
• rākṣasāviṣṭa-cetasaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rākṣasa-āviṣṭa-cetas
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Saṁśaptakas