Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ततो रुधिरसंयुक्तमनेकाग्रमनागसम्‌ | भूमावासीनमेकान्ते सैरन्ध्र्या प्रत्युपस्थितम्‌,उसने देखा, कंक एकान्तमें भूमिपर बैठे हैं। सैरन्ध्री उनकी सेवामें उपस्थित है। उनका मन एकाग्र नहीं है और वे निरपराध हैं, तो भी उनके शरीरसे रक्त बह रहा है

Transliteration

tato rudhirasaṃyuktam anekāgram anāgasam | bhūmāv āsīnam ekānte sairandhryā pratyupasthitam ||

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ພຣະອົງເຫັນຄັງກະນັ່ງຢູ່ພື້ນໃນບ່ອນສະງົບສ່ວນຕົວ ກາຍເປື້ອນເລືອດ. ສາຍຣັນທຣີຢືນຢູ່ໃກ້ໆ ຄອຍປະຄອງຮັບໃຊ້. ແມ່ນວ່າທ່ານບໍ່ມີຜິດ ແລະບໍ່ຄວນຖືກທຳຮ້າຍ ແຕ່ໃຈກໍບໍ່ອາດຕັ້ງມັ່ນໃນຈຸດດຽວ—ສະພາບບາດເຈັບນັ້ນເປີດເຜີຍຄວາມອະທຳທີ່ກະທຳຕໍ່ຜູ້ບໍ່ມີຄວາມຜິດ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• रुधिर-संयुक्तम्: smeared/associated with blood
• रुधिर-संयुक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनेक-अग्रम्: not one-pointed; distracted
• अनेक-अग्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेकाग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनागसम्: blameless, innocent
• अनागसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन (कृदन्त; √आस्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकान्ते: in a secluded place
• एकान्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सैरन्ध्र्या: by the Sairandhrī (maidservant; Draupadī)
• सैरन्ध्र्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैरन्ध्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रति-उपस्थितम्: attended/standing near; waited upon
• प्रति-उपस्थितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपस्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था with उप-; also with प्रति- as preverb here)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kaṅka
• Sairandhrī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between innocence and suffering: a blameless person can still be harmed, and such harm is implicitly adharma. It also underscores restraint under disguise—enduring injury and agitation without immediately revealing one’s true identity or power.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a scene where Kaṅka is found seated alone on the ground, blood-stained and mentally unsettled, while the Sairandhrī stands by attending him. The description emphasizes his innocence despite his wounded condition.