Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अतीव दुःखसंतप्ता न शमं चोपलेभिरे | तथैव पाण्डवा वीरा नगरे नागसाह्वये

Transliteration

atīva duḥkha-santaptā na śamaṃ copalebhire | tathaiva pāṇḍavā vīrā nagare nāga-sāhvaye ||

Translation

他们为极深的悲痛所灼烧，终不得心安。同样地，居于名为那伽萨诃伐耶的城中之英勇般度族，也未能获得宁静——这表明即便是守正之人，在巨大的丧失与动荡之后，也可能内心难平，纵然外在已得胜利。

Word by Word

• अतीव: exceedingly, very much
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• दुःख-संतप्ता: afflicted by sorrow
• दुःख-संतप्ता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखसंतप्त
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• शमम्: peace, calm
• शमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उपलेभिरे: they obtained, found
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-लभ्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीराः: heroes, brave men
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नगरे: in the city
• नगरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नाग-साह्वये: called 'Naga' (i.e., Hastinapura)
• नाग-साह्वये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नागसाह्वय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Nāgasāhvaya (Hastināpura)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that intense grief can eclipse inner peace even for virtuous heroes; ethical victory does not automatically heal psychological wounds, underscoring the human cost that follows violence and loss.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a state of deep sorrow in which peace cannot be found, and notes that the heroic Pāṇḍavas likewise remained without calm in Nāgasāhvaya (Hastināpura), indicating a troubled aftermath in the capital.