Shloka 5

Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk

Devanagari script

अहं वैकर्तन: कर्णो भ्राता दुःशासनश्न मे

Transliteration

ahaṃ vaikartanaḥ karṇo bhrātā duḥśāsanaś ca me

Translation

„Karna, Vaikartana—der Sohn des Wagenlenkers—steht auf meiner Seite, und ebenso mein Bruder Duḥśāsana.“

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• वैकर्तनः: Vaikartana (son of the cutter; epithet of Karna)
• वैकर्तनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकर्तन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्राता: brother
• भ्राता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुःशासनः: Duhshasana
• दुःशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Karna (Vaikartana)
• Duhshasana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how attachment to power and dependence on loyal allies can harden one’s stance against peace; ethical governance requires choosing dharma over factional strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the lead-up to war, Duryodhana is asserting the strength of his side by naming key supporters—Karna and his brother Duḥśāsana—signaling confidence and unwillingness to yield.