Shloka 12
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Grief, Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation, and Vyāsa’s Admonition (युधिष्ठिरशोक-निवारणोपदेशः)
Devanagari script
न हि शान्तिं प्रपश्यामि पातयित्वा पितामहम्
Transliteration
na hi śāntiṃ prapaśyāmi pātayitvā pitāmaham
Translation
யுதிஷ்டிரன் கூறினான்— பிதாமகரை வீழ்த்திய பின் எனக்கு அமைதி எங்கும் தோன்றவில்லை.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
शान्तिम्peace
शान्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रपश्यामिI see/foresee
प्रपश्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √पश् (दृश्-अर्थे)
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
पातयित्वाhaving caused to fall / having struck down
पातयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (गत्यर्थे) / causative √पत् → पातयति
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Causative
पितामहम्the grandsire (grandfather; Bhīṣma)
पितामहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraB
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)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
Even when an act is performed under the pressure of duty and war, harming a revered elder can leave a lasting moral wound; true śānti is not guaranteed by victory, but depends on ethical reconciliation and inner accountability.
In the aftermath of the great war, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on the downfall of Bhīṣma (the Pitāmaha). He confesses that he cannot envision peace for himself, because the victory feels morally burdened by the act of bringing down the grandsire.