Shloka 28

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

पितृशोकाभिसंतप्तो विषादार्तोडस्य वै पिता

Transliteration

pitṛśokābhisaṃtapto viṣādārto ’dasya vai pitā

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：其父因丧子之痛而如被灼烧，又为绝望所困，悲恸压身，几至不能自持。

Word by Word

• पितृशोकाभिसंतप्तः: tormented by grief for (his) father
• पितृशोकाभिसंतप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृशोकाभिसंतप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विषादार्तः: afflicted with despair
• विषादार्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषादार्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदस्य: of Udas (proper name)
• उदस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• the father (unnamed in this pāda)
• the son (implied by pitṛ-śoka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the human cost of conflict and loss: even when events are framed within dharma and royal duty, grief and despair arise naturally. It implicitly calls for compassion and ethical reflection on the suffering borne by families.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a father who is devastated—both inwardly scorched by grief for his son and outwardly sunk in despondency—setting the emotional context for the ensuing actions or dialogue.