Shloka 13

सौप्तिकपर्व — धृष्टद्युम्नसारथिवृत्तान्तः

Report of the Night Raid and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament

Devanagari script

यज्जित्वा तप्यते पश्चादापन्न इव दुर्मति: । कथं मन्येत विजयं ततो जिततर: परै:,“दुर्बुद्धि मनुष्य यदि विजय-लाभके पश्चात्‌ विपत्तिमें पड़े हुए पुरुषकी भाँति अनुताप करता है तो वह अपनी उस जीतको जीत कैसे मान सकता है? क्योंकि उस दशामें तो वह शत्रुओंद्वारा पूर्णतः: पराजित हो चुका है

Translation

यज्जित्वा तप्यते पश्चादापन्न इव दुर्मतिः । कथं मन्येत विजयं ततो जिततरः परैः ॥

Word by Word

यत्which (victory/that which)

जित्वाhaving conquered

तप्यतेis tormented / repents

पश्चात्afterwards

आपन्नःfallen into / afflicted

इवas if / like

दुर्मतिःa wicked-minded man / fool

कथम्how?

मन्येतcould/should think

विजयम्victory

ततःthereafter / from that (state)

जिततरःmore conquered / more thoroughly defeated

परैःby others (by enemies)

Speaker

सूत उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes