Shloka 14

Draupadī’s Grief at Seeing the Heroes in Disguise (द्रौपदी-विषादः / वेष-परिभव-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सो<यं द्यूतप्रवादेन श्रिय: प्रत्यवरोपित: । तूष्णीमास्ते यथा मूढ: स्वानि कर्माणि चिन्तयन्‌

Transliteration

so ’yaṁ dyūtapravādena śriyaḥ pratyavaropitaḥ | tūṣṇīm āste yathā mūḍhaḥ svāni karmāṇi cintayan ||

Translation

ดังนั้น ด้วยข้ออ้างและเรื่องราวแห่งการเล่นสกา เขาจึงถูกปลดเปลื้องจากศรีและเกียรติยศ บัดนี้เขานั่งนิ่งเงียบดุจผู้หลงงัน ครุ่นคิดถึงกรรมของตนเอง

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्यूत-प्रवादेन: by the report/mention of gambling
• द्यूत-प्रवादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूतप्रवाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रियः: from prosperity/fortune
• श्रियः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Ablative, Singular

• प्रत्यवरोपितः: brought down, degraded
• प्रत्यवरोपितः: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्रति-अव-रुह्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूष्णीम्

• आस्ते: sits/remains
• आस्ते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• यथा: as if/like
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• मूढः: bewildered, foolish
• मूढः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूढ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वानि: his own
• स्वानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कर्माणि: deeds, actions
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• चिन्तयन्: thinking, reflecting on
• चिन्तयन्: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Parasmaipada (active), Present

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical consequence of adharma associated with gambling: a person can be brought low from prosperity and honor, and is left to confront the results of his own actions in silent remorse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a figure who, due to the dice-game episode, has lost his former fortune and standing; he now sits quietly, stunned and reflective, thinking over what he has done.