Shloka 29
Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu
Droṇa-parva 55
Devanagari script
ततस्ते दस्यवो लुब्धा: प्रविश्य नृपतेर्गृहम्
Transliteration
tataste dasyavo lubdhāḥ praviśya nṛpater gṛham
Translation
ततस्ते दस्यवो लुब्धाः प्रविश्य नृपतेर्गृहम् ।
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')
तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
दस्यवःrobbers/bandits
दस्यवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
लुब्धाःgreedy/covetous
लुब्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलुब्ध
FormMasculine, nominative, plural (past passive participle used adjectivally)
प्रविश्यhaving entered
प्रविश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable; 'having entered'
नृपतेःof the king
नृपतेः:
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति
FormMasculine, genitive, singular
गृहम्house/home
गृहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
व्यास (Vyāsa)न
नृपति (the king)ग
गृहम् (the king’s residence/palace)द
दस्यवः (robbers/marauders)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 how lobha (greed) erodes moral boundaries: when desire dominates, even spaces protected by social and royal norms—like a king’s residence—are violated, illustrating adharma’s spread through unchecked appetite.
Vyāsa narrates that greedy bandits/marauders enter the king’s house, indicating an intrusion motivated by plunder and a breakdown of order, often associated with the turmoil and lawlessness surrounding the wider conflict.