Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणस्य वच: श्रुत्वा संतप्तो5थ युधिष्ठिर: । धनुरादाय कौन्तेय: प्राद्रवद्‌ भ्रातृभि: सह,ब्राह्यणकी बात सुनकर कुन्तीनन्दन युधिष्ठिर बहुत दुःखी हुए और मृगका पता लगानेके लिये वे धनुष लेकर भाइयोंसहित दौड़े

Transliteration

brāhmaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā santapto ’tha yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dhanur ādāya kaunteyaḥ prādravad bhrātṛbhiḥ saha ||

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของพราหมณ์แล้ว ยุธิษฐิระโอรสแห่งกุนตีเศร้าร้อนยิ่งนัก จากนั้นเขาหยิบคันธนูและวิ่งออกไปพร้อมด้วยเหล่าพี่น้อง

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• संतप्तः: distressed/afflicted
• संतप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• कौन्तेयः: son of Kunti (Yudhishthira)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राद्रवत्: ran forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuntī
• Brahmin
• brothers (Pāṇḍavas)
• bow
• deer

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler must respond promptly and responsibly to a Brahmin’s grievance; distress at wrongdoing should lead to corrective action in accordance with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing a Brahmin’s report, Yudhiṣṭhira becomes troubled, takes up his bow, and rushes with his brothers to find the deer, intending to address the situation and restore what is right.