Mahabharata 11.14.3 — Stree Parva, Adhyaya 14, Shloka 3

स्त्रीपर्व — गान्धारीभीमसेनसंवादः

Strī-parva — Gāndhārī–Bhīmasena Dialogue on Wartime Conduct

Devanagari script

तस्या: पापमभिप्रायं विदित्वा पाण्डवान्‌ प्रति । ऋषि: सत्यवतीपुत्र: प्रागेव समबुध्यत

Transliteration

tasyāḥ pāpam abhiprāyaṃ viditvā pāṇḍavān prati | ṛṣiḥ satyavatīputraḥ prāg eva samabudhyata ||

Translation

اس کے پانڈوؤں کے خلاف گناہ آلود ارادے کو جان کر، ستیہ وتی کے پُتر رِشی (ویاس) نے اسے پہلے ہی بھانپ لیا تھا۔

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पापम्: sinful, wicked
• पापम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिप्रायम्: intention, design
• अभिप्रायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्राय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विदित्वा: having known
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), having known

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रति: towards, against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यवतीपुत्रः: son of Satyavati (Vyasa)
• सत्यवतीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती-पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रागेव: already beforehand
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् + एव

• समबुध्यत: understood, perceived
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, सम्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Satyavatī
• Satyavatī’s son (Vyāsa)
• the woman referred to as 'tasyāḥ' (contextual female figure)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical discernment: harmful intentions (pāpam abhiprāya) are themselves morally weighty, and a true ṛṣi is portrayed as one who can perceive such inner motives early, enabling timely guidance or restraint in the service of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states that a woman’s wicked plan aimed at the Pāṇḍavas was already understood in advance by the sage Satyavatī’s son—Vyāsa—signaling his foreknowledge and his role as a vigilant protector/admonisher within the unfolding events of the Strīparvan.