Shloka 103

Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)

Devanagari script

मतिं चक्रे विनाशाय धृतराष्ट्रस्य भूपते: । दो घड़ीतक इस प्रकार चिन्ता करके रोषमें भरे हुए द्विजश्रेष्ठ दाल्भ्यने राजा धृतराष्ट्रके विनाशका विचार किया

Transliteration

matiṁ cakre vināśāya dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhūpateḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Der hervorragende Brāhmaṇa Dālbhyā fasste, nachdem er eine Weile nachgesonnen und von Zorn erfüllt war, den Entschluss, den König Dhṛtarāṣṭra ins Verderben zu stürzen.

Word by Word

• मतिम्: thought, resolve
• मतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made, formed (resolved)
• चक्रे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• विनाशाय: for destruction
• विनाशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भूपतेः: of the king
• भूपतेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dālbhyā (a brāhmaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger-point where justified moral anger can turn into a resolve for total destruction. It invites reflection on whether punishment should aim at correction and restoration of dharma or escalate into vengeful ruin.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the brāhmaṇa Dālbhyā, after deliberation and in a state of wrath, decides upon the destruction of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra—signaling a severe reaction against the king’s role in the unfolding adharma of the Kuru house.