Shloka 27
Devanagari script
स त्वं क्षुद्रसममाचारो नीचात्मा पापनिश्चय:
Transliteration
sa tvaṁ kṣudrasamamācāro nīcātmā pāpaniścayaḥ
Translation
स त्वं क्षुद्रसमाचारो नीचात्मा पापनिश्चयः।
Word by Word
सःhe/that (person)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षुद्रसमाचारःone of petty conduct
क्षुद्रसमाचारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुद्र-समाचार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नीचात्माbase-souled (person)
नीचात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनीच-आत्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पापनिश्चयःone of sinful resolve/intent
पापनिश्चयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाप-निश्चय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
धृष्टह्युम्न उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛṣṭadyumnaDharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical judgment in terms of character and intention: petty conduct, a base disposition, and a settled resolve toward wrongdoing are presented as marks of adharma, especially in the charged context of war where motives and methods are scrutinized.
Dhṛṣṭadyumna addresses an opponent with a harsh moral rebuke, accusing him of ignoble behavior and a fixed inclination toward sinful action, intensifying the rhetorical and ethical stakes within the Drona Parva battle narrative.