Such indifference and hearlessness would not be tolerated by fate and divinity

यत्राबलो वध्यमानस्त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति।

महान्दैवकृतस्तत्र दण्डः पतति दारुणः॥

इन्दिस्चे स्प्रूचे ५०७९ महाभारते

yatrābalo vadhyamānastrātāraṁ nādhigacchati|

mahāndaivakṛtastatra daṇḍaḥ patati dāruṇaḥ||

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If a weak or powerless, defenceless innocent person is struck or beaten and faces death by torture (at the hands of power centres or unruly ruffians) and no one in the area comes forward to protect him, to raise any voice for him, it may be noted that a terrible punishment as delivered by fate, terrible retribution from divinity is in store for all concerned. Such indifference and hearlessness would not be tolerated by fate and divinity.

This is what people believed in the times of Mahabharatam.

K V ANANTHANARAYANAN

Analysis

यत्र where अबलः powerless, defenceless, helpless नरः man वध्यमानः even when is tortured, beaten, faces death by torture (at the hands of unruly ruffians, vested interests) त्रातारं protector, defender न अधिगच्छति does not fet तत्र there दैवकृतःwrought out by fate, caused by divine justice दारुणः with great destructive power महान् immense, huge दण्डः पतति punishing rod, punishment falls