Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ततो रुधिरसंयुक्तमनेकाग्रमनागसम्‌ | भूमावासीनमेकान्ते सैरन्ध्र्या प्रत्युपस्थितम्‌

Transliteration

tato rudhirasaṃyuktam anekāgram anāgasam | bhūmāv āsīnam ekānte sairandhryā pratyupasthitam ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, nakita niya si Kaṅka na nakaupo sa lupa sa isang liblib na sulok, ang katawan ay nababalutan ng dugo. Nasa tabi niya si Sairandhrī na naglilingkod. Bagaman siya’y walang sala at hindi nararapat saktan, hindi mapirmi ang kanyang diwa—ang sugat niyang iyon ay lantad na tanda ng kawalang-katarungang ginawa sa taong walang kasalanan.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• रुधिर-संयुक्तम्: smeared/associated with blood
• रुधिर-संयुक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनेक-अग्रम्: not one-pointed; distracted
• अनेक-अग्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेकाग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनागसम्: blameless, innocent
• अनागसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन (कृदन्त; √आस्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकान्ते: in a secluded place
• एकान्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सैरन्ध्र्या: by the Sairandhrī (maidservant; Draupadī)
• सैरन्ध्र्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैरन्ध्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रति-उपस्थितम्: attended/standing near; waited upon
• प्रति-उपस्थितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपस्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था with उप-; also with प्रति- as preverb here)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kaṅka
• Sairandhrī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between innocence and suffering: a blameless person can still be harmed, and such harm is implicitly adharma. It also underscores restraint under disguise—enduring injury and agitation without immediately revealing one’s true identity or power.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a scene where Kaṅka is found seated alone on the ground, blood-stained and mentally unsettled, while the Sairandhrī stands by attending him. The description emphasizes his innocence despite his wounded condition.