Shloka 14

Adhyaya 11 — Draupadī’s Grief, Demand for Justice, and Bhīma’s Departure

Devanagari script

तस्य पापकृतो द्रौणेर्न चेदद्य त्वया रणे । हियते सानुबन्धस्य युधि विक्रम्पय जीवितम्‌

Transliteration

tasya pāpakṛto drauṇer na ced adya tvayā raṇe | hīyate sānubandhasya yudhi vikrampaya jīvitam ||

Translation

หากวันนี้ในสนามรบ ท่านไม่ปลิดชีพดราวณีผู้กระทำบาปนั้น ชีวิตของเขา—พร้อมทั้งผลพวงและเงื่อนพันทั้งปวงที่ติดตามเจตนาชั่ว—จักเสื่อมถอยและพินาศท่ามกลางการศึก และสายใยแห่งอธรรมจักกัดกร่อนระเบียบแห่งโลกต่อไปไม่สิ้นสุด

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पापकृतः: the evil-doer/sinner
• पापकृतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापकृत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रौणेः: of Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रौणेः: Sambandha
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हियते: is lost/perishes
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (हायते/हियते)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (middle usage)

• सानुबन्धस्य: of (one) with consequences/with its sequel
• सानुबन्धस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सानुबन्ध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विक्रम्य: having advanced/after exerting valor
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्रम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada usage

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Droṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Grave wrongdoing in war is portrayed as generating an ongoing chain of harmful consequences (anubandha). The verse urges decisive action against the perpetrator so that the moral and social damage does not continue to spread.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (Vaiśampāyana) conveys an urgent warning: if Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman), labeled an evil-doer, is not slain in battle that very day, then the life and welfare of those entangled in the aftermath will be diminished amid the continuing conflict.