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Shloka 2636

Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot

दुर्योधनो वासुदेवं वाग्भिरुग्राभिरार्दयत्‌ उसे प्राणोंका अन्त कर देनेवाली भयंकर वेदना हो रही थी

sañjaya uvāca | duryodhano vāsudevaṃ vāgbhir ugrābhir ārdayat |

قال سنجيا: هاجم دوريودhana فاسوديفا (كريشنا) بألفاظ قاسية عنيفة. ومع أن ألماً رهيباً—قد يفضي إلى نهاية حياته—كان يعتصره، فإنه لم يبالِ بحاله، وشرع يجرح ابن فاسوديفا، شري كريشنا، بكلامٍ غليظٍ جارح، كاشفاً عن عقلٍ تقوده العداوة لا ضبط النفس ولا الدارما.

दुर्योधनःDuryodhana
दुर्योधनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वासुदेवम्Vasudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वाग्भिःwith words/speech
वाग्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
उग्राभिःharsh, fierce
उग्राभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
आर्दयत्tormented, pained
आर्दयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआर्द्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
D
Duryodhana
V
Vasudeva (Krishna)
S
Sri Krishna (Vasudevanandana)

Educational Q&A

The passage highlights how adharma can express itself through speech: even when facing severe personal suffering, a person ruled by pride and hatred may choose to harm others verbally. It implicitly contrasts self-restraint and dharmic speech with cruelty and hostility.

Sanjaya reports that Duryodhana, despite being in terrible, potentially life-ending pain, turns his attention outward and attacks Krishna with harsh words, attempting to cause him distress through verbal aggression.