Shloka 7

Devanagari script

देवाश्वापि यदावोचन्‌ सूतके त्वां धनंजय

Transliteration

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |

devāś cāpi yadā vocan sūtake tvāṃ dhanaṃjaya |

dharmaputro mahābāhur vilalāpa suvistaram ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: “Hỡi Dhanaṃjaya, ngay trong lễ nghi lúc ngươi chào đời, cả chư thiên cũng đã nói về ngươi.” Rồi Dharmaputra, bậc tay mạnh, than khóc dài lâu. Câu kệ đặt nỗi đau của Yudhiṣṭhira trong ánh sáng của những lời bảo chứng thiêng liêng về định mệnh vĩ đại của Arjuna—làm nổi bật sự căng thẳng đạo lý giữa niềm tin vào lời tiên định về đức hạnh và sức nặng nghiệt ngã của mất mát tưởng như hiển hiện trước mắt.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• अवोचन्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सूतके: at the time of birth/childbirth-impurity period
• सूतके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• धनंजय: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धर्मपुत्रः: the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विललाप: lamented/wailed
• Type: Verb
• Root: लप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुविस्तरम्: at great length/very extensively
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुविस्तर

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya)
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)
• the Devas (gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how remembrance of auspicious predictions and divine praise can deepen sorrow when reality appears to contradict them. Ethically, it points to the human struggle to hold steady to dharma and trust in righteous destiny amid overwhelming grief.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira laments extensively, recalling that even the gods had spoken highly of Arjuna at the time of his birth observances—setting the emotional backdrop for Yudhiṣṭhira’s despair in the face of calamity.