Shloka 23

अम्बायाः तपोदीक्षा–रुद्रवर–आत्मदाहः

Amba’s Ascetic Vow, Rudra’s Boon, and Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

तस्याद्य विप्रलम्भस्य फल प्राप्रुहि दुर्मते । एष त्वां सजनामात्यमुद्धरामि स्थिरो भव

Transliteration

tasyādya vipralambhasya phalaṃ prāpruhi durmate | eṣa tvāṃ sajanāmātyam uddharāmi sthiro bhava ||

Translation

德鲁帕陀说道：“今日你必受那欺诈之报。心怀恶念者啊，今就收取你背叛的果实。我将把你连同你的宗族与大臣一并连根拔起——所以站稳身形，直面此事！”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (deceit)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• विप्रलम्भस्य: of the deception/cheating
• विप्रलम्भस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रलम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्नुहि: receive/attain (you)!
• प्राप्नुहि: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दुर्मते: O evil-minded one!
• दुर्मते: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• एषः: this (I)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सजनामात्यम्: together with (your) people and ministers
• सजनामात्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-जन-अमात्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उद्धरामि: I uproot/tear out
• उद्धरामि: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्थिरः: steady/firm
• स्थिरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भव: be (you)!
• भव: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

दुपद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Drupada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Deceit and humiliation inflicted on others are portrayed as actions that inevitably ripen into consequences; a ruler’s ethical failure (durmati) invites retaliation and loss of stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Drupada addresses an adversary in a confrontational tone, declaring that the earlier act of deception will now bear fruit and threatening to overthrow him along with his supporters and ministers.