Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तेजोवधनिमित्तं तु परुषं त्वाहमब्रुवम्‌ । अकस्मात्‌ पाण्डवान्‌ सर्वनवाक्षिपसि सुव्रत

Transliteration

tejo-vadha-nimittaṁ tu paruṣaṁ tvāham abruvam | akasmāt pāṇḍavān sarva-navākṣipasi suvrata ||

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: “Foi apenas com o intuito de conter o teu orgulho que se avolumava que te falei com aspereza. Ó homem de bons votos, por que atacas de súbito os Pāṇḍavas com acusações inteiramente novas?”

Word by Word

तेजः-वध-निमित्तम्cause/reason for the slaying (of) prowess/energy

तुbut/indeed

परुषम्harsh (word/speech)

त्वाyou

अहम्I

अब्रुवम्said/spoke

अकस्मात्suddenly/without cause

पाण्डवान्the Pandavas

सर्वान्all

नवnewly/again (as an intensifier: 'afresh')

आक्षिपसिyou revile/assail/throw blame at

सुव्रतO man of good vows/discipline

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical restraint in speech: harsh words may be used only with a corrective intent—here, to curb arrogance—yet unjustified, sudden accusations against others (the Pāṇḍavas) are questioned as improper.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya explains that his earlier harshness was deliberate and corrective, aimed at checking the listener’s pride. He then challenges the listener for abruptly launching fresh verbal attacks or accusations against the Pāṇḍavas.