Shloka 4
Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)
Devanagari script
कृपणानां हि रुदतां ये पतन्त्यश्रुबिन्दव:
Transliteration
kṛpaṇānāṃ hi rudatāṃ ye patanty aśrubindavaḥ
Translation
कृपणानां हि रुदतां ये पतन्त्यश्रुबिन्दवः ।
Word by Word
कृपणानाम्of the wretched/miserable (people)
कृपणानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकृपण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
रुदताम्of those who are crying
रुदताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeKridanta
Rootरुदत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
येwhich/that (those)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पतन्तिfall
पतन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPresent, Third, Plural
अश्रु-बिन्दवःtear-drops
अश्रु-बिन्दवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्रु + बिन्दु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaT
tear-drops (aśrubindavaḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma 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 highlights the ethical gravity of another’s suffering: even the tear-drops of the helpless are significant, implying that causing or ignoring such grief carries karmic and moral consequences.
Nārada speaks reflectively, drawing attention to the tears of the afflicted—an admonitory observation within the war-context of the Droṇa Parva, where loss and lamentation are pervasive.