Shloka 12
Devanagari script
जग्राहाश्रूणि सुश्रोणी करेण पृथुलोचना । पितुर्नियोगाद् धर्मज्ञा शिरसावनता तदा
Transliteration
jagrāhāśrūṇi suśroṇī kareṇa pṛthulocanā | piturniyogād dharmajñā śirasāvanatā tadā ||
Translation
అప్పుడు సన్ననడుము, విశాలనేత్రాలైన ఆ సతీమణి తన చేతితో కన్నీళ్లను తుడిచెను. ధర్మాన్ని తెలిసిన ఆమె తండ్రి ఆజ్ఞచేత అప్పుడు తల వంచి వినయంగా నిలిచెను.
Word by Word
जग्राहtook/held
जग्राह:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत), perfect (past), परस्मैपदम्, 3, singular
अश्रूणिtears
अश्रूणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्रु
Formneuter, accusative, plural
सुश्रोणीthe fair-hipped woman
सुश्रोणी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुश्रोणी
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
करेणwith (her) hand
करेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
पृथुलोचनाthe large-eyed woman
पृथुलोचना:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथुलोचना
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
पितुःof (her) father
पितुः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
नियोगात्from/owing to the command
नियोगात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनियोग
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
धर्मज्ञाknowing dharma; righteous
धर्मज्ञा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
शिरसाwith (her) head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
अवनताbowed down
अवनता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव-नत (नम्)
Formfeminine, nominative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaF
father (pituḥ)T
the woman described (suśroṇī, pṛthulocanā)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
The verse highlights dharma as disciplined conduct: even amid grief, one restrains emotion and accepts rightful instruction—here, the father’s directive—expressed through humility (bowing the head).
A woman, described as graceful and large-eyed, wipes her tears and, following her father’s command, lowers her head—signaling acceptance, deference, and readiness to act according to dharma.