Shloka 1

याज्ञसेनी-प्रश्नः

Draupadī’s Question in the Assembly

Devanagari script

औपनआक्ात छा 2 - प्राचीनकालमें प्रचलित एक सिक्का

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evaṁ pravartite dyūte ghore sarvā-pahāriṇi | sarva-saṁśaya-nirmoktā viduro vākyam abravīt ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—হে জনমেজয়! সর্বস্ব হরণকারী সেই ভয়ংকর পাশাখেলা যখন চলছিল, তখনই সকল সংশয়-নিবারক বিদুর এই বাক্য উচ্চারণ করলেন।

Word by Word

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

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

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

• प्रवर्तिते: when (it was) set in motion/ongoing
• प्रवर्तिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर्तित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्यूते: in the gambling (game)
• द्यूते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• घोरे: terrible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सर्वापहारिणि: taking away everything
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वापहारिन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सर्वसंशयनिर्मोक्ता: remover of all doubts
• सर्वसंशयनिर्मोक्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वसंशयनिर्मोक्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: spoke/said
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Vidura
• dyūta (dice-game)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames gambling as a morally ruinous force that can confiscate one’s entire life-situation; it also elevates wise counsel (Vidura) as the means to cut through confusion and restore ethical clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the catastrophic dice match is underway, the narrator signals a turning point: Vidura—known for clear-sighted judgment—intervenes and begins to speak, preparing to warn and advise amid the unfolding injustice.