Shloka 7

सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरने कहा--यह जो परमानन्ददायक राजरथ है

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca—evaṃ śrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ | jitam ity eva śakunir yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—জনমেজয়! এ কথা শুনে প্রতারণার আশ্রয় নেওয়া, সংকল্পে দৃঢ় শকুনি আবার পাশা নিক্ষেপ করল; জয়ের নিশ্চয়ে যুধিষ্ঠিরকে বলল—“জিতেছি; এটাও।”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• व्यवसितः: resolved, determined
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यवसित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• निकृतिम्: deceit, trickery
• निकृतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकृति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समुपाश्रितः: having resorted to, having taken refuge in
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-श्रि (समुपाश्रित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• जितम्: won; victory (as ‘it is won’)
• जितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (PPP used substantively)

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शकुनिः: Śakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभाषत: spoke to, addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śakuni
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical asymmetry between dharmic restraint and adharma: a person committed to propriety (Yudhiṣṭhira) can be trapped when an opponent openly relies on fraud (nikṛti). It warns that righteousness without prudence can be exploited, especially in addictive or honor-bound contests like gambling.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the stake being offered, Śakuni—intent on cheating—throws the dice again and immediately declares victory, telling Yudhiṣṭhira that this item too has been won. It is part of the escalating rigged dice match in the Sabha (royal hall).