Shloka 49

Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)

Devanagari script

ततो महात्मा यक्षेन्द्र: प्रत्युवाचानुगामिन: । सर्वान्‌ यक्षगणांस्तात शापस्यान्तचिकीर्षया

Transliteration

tato mahātmā yakṣendraḥ pratyuvācānugāminaḥ | sarvān yakṣagaṇāṁs tāta śāpsyāntacikīrṣayā ||

Translation

ແລ້ວ ພຣະຍັກຂະເຈົ້າຜູ້ມີໃຈຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ໄດ້ຕອບກັບຜູ້ທີ່ຕິດຕາມພຣະອົງ. ພຣະອົງເອີ້ນພວກຍັກຂະທັງຫມົດວ່າ «ລູກເອີຍ» ແລະດ້ວຍຄວາມປາດຖະໜາຈະໃຫ້ຄຳສາບນັ້ນສິ້ນສຸດ ຈຶ່ງກ່າວດັ່ງນີ້—

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• यक्षेन्द्रः: lord of the Yakshas
• यक्षेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षेन्द्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied, spoke in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• अनुगामिनः: those who were following
• अनुगामिनः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुगामिन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• यक्षगणान्: the groups of Yakshas
• यक्षगणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षगण
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• तात: dear one / son (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• शापस्य: of the curse
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• अन्तचिकीर्षया: with the desire to bring about the end
• अन्तचिकीर्षया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तचिकीर्षा
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• तात: dear one (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yakṣendra (lord of the Yakṣas)
• Yakṣagaṇa (hosts of Yakṣas)
• Śāpa (curse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic model of authority: true leadership seeks to remove suffering and resolve harmful conditions (like a curse) rather than prolong conflict. Power is shown as responsibility aimed at restoration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that the Yakṣa-lord, followed by his attendants, addresses all the Yakṣa hosts and speaks with the intention of ending a curse. This line functions as a transition into the Yakṣendra’s forthcoming speech or directive.