Shloka 9

Devanagari script

।। तेषां पापमभिप्रायं पापानां दुष्टचेतसाम्‌

Transliteration

teṣāṃ pāpam abhiprāyaṃ pāpānāṃ duṣṭa-cetasām

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“我察知（或宣告）了那些罪人、心念败坏之人的罪恶意图。”

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• पापम्: sinful, evil
• पापम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अभिप्रायम्: intention, design
• अभिप्रायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्राय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पापानाम्: of the sinful (ones)
• पापानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• दुष्टचेतसाम्: of the wicked-minded
• दुष्टचेतसाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्टचेतस्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that ethical failure begins internally: a corrupted mind (duṣṭa-cetas) forms a sinful intention (pāpa abhiprāya), and such intention is itself a mark of adharma even before any outward act occurs.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration within the Udyoga Parva, attention is drawn to the wicked resolve of certain wrongdoers—framing the coming events as driven by inner malice and unrighteous intent.