Shloka 6

Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma

Devanagari script

जयद्रथस्य कर्णस्य तथा दुःशासनस्यथ च । सौबलस्य च दुर्बुद्धा मिथो भेद: प्रपत्स्यते

Transliteration

jayadrathasya karṇasya tathā duḥśāsanasya tha ca | saubalasya ca durbuddhā mitho bhedaḥ prapatsyate ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Unter den schlecht beratenen Männern—Jayadratha, Karṇa, Duḥśāsana und Śakuni—wird ein gegenseitiger Zwiespalt entstehen. In der moralischen Atmosphäre der Udyoga Parva kündigt dies an, wie Adharma, getrieben von Stolz und krummer Politik, Verbündete gegeneinander aufbringt und den Untergang beschleunigt, noch ehe die Waffen des Krieges erhoben sind.

Word by Word

• जयद्रथस्य: of Jayadratha
• जयद्रथस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• कर्णस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दुःशासनस्य: of Duhshasana
• दुःशासनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: and/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सौबलस्य: of Saubala (Shakuni)
• सौबलस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दुर्बुद्धाः: evil-minded (persons)
• दुर्बुद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्बुद्धि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मिथः: mutually/among themselves
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथः

• भेदः: division/quarrel
• भेदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रपत्स्यते: will arise/occur
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पत्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jayadratha
• Karṇa
• Duḥśāsana
• Śakuni (Saubala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unrighteous counsel (durbuddhi) corrodes solidarity: when ambition and deceit guide decisions, even powerful allies fracture from within, making downfall a moral and practical inevitability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana foreshadows internal discord among key Kaurava-aligned figures—Jayadratha, Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, and Śakuni—indicating that their coalition, built on adharma and manipulation, will not remain stable.