Shloka 13

सत्यभामया द्रौपद्याश्वासनम्

Satyabhāmā’s Consolation of Draupadī

Devanagari script

अथास्य शैलशिखरं केशी क्रुद्धो व्यवासृजत्‌ । तदा पतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य शैलशूजं शतक्रतु:

Transliteration

athāsya śailaśikharaṃ keśī kruddho vyavāsṛjat | tadā patantaṃ samprekṣya śailaśṛṅgaṃ śatakratuḥ ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ക്രുദ്ധനായ കേശി അവന്റെ മേൽ ഒരു പർവ്വതശിഖരം എറിഞ്ഞു. താഴേക്ക് പതിക്കുന്ന ആ ശൈലശൃംഗം കണ്ട ശതക്രതു (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) ആശങ്കയോടെ നോക്കി.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अस्य: of him/this (his)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• शैल: mountain
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: masculine, stem (in compound), —

• शिखरम्: peak/summit
• शिखरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• केशी: Keśī (name)
• केशी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• व्यवासृजत्: threw/cast down
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada, वि,अव

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• पतन्तम्: falling
• पतन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: पत्
• Form: masculine/neuter, accusative, singular, present active

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रेक्ष्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), सम्

• शैल: mountain
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: masculine, stem (in compound), —

• शूजम्: mass/heap (of rock); (reading uncertain)
• शूजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूज
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• शतक्रतुः: Śatakratu (Indra)
• शतक्रतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Keśī
• Śatakratu (Indra)
• śailaśikhara (mountain peak)
• śailaśṛṅga (rocky crag)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can drive one to disproportionate, destructive action; such loss of restraint becomes ethically suspect and draws the attention of higher powers, implying the need for self-control even amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Keśī, in fury, throws a mountain-peak at his opponent; as the massive rock falls, Indra (Śatakratu) observes the dangerous turn of events.