Shloka 48

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्ता तु पार्थेन उर्वशी क्रोधमूर्च्छिता । वेपन्ती भ्रुकुटीवक्रा शशापाथ धनंजयम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनके ऐसा कहनेपर उर्वशी क्रोधसे व्याकुल हो उठी। उसका शरीर काँपने लगा और भौंहें टेढ़ी हो गयीं। उसने अर्जुनको शाप देते हुए कहा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam uktā tu pārthena urvaśī krodha-mūrcchitā | vepantī bhru-kuṭī-vakrā śaśāpa atha dhanañjayam |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Als Urvaśī von Pārtha (Arjuna) so angesprochen wurde, überkam sie eine Ohnmacht des Zorns. Zitternd, die Brauen zu einem schiefen Stirnrunzeln verzogen, sprach sie einen Fluch über Dhanañjaya aus.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्ताhaving been spoken to / addressed

तुbut/indeed

पार्थेनby Pārtha (Arjuna)

उर्वशीUrvashī

क्रोधमूर्च्छिताovercome by anger

वेपन्तीtrembling

भ्रुकुटीवक्राwith eyebrows knit/curved (frowning)

शशापcursed

अथthen

धनंजयम्Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Urvaśī

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): when pride and desire are thwarted, anger can eclipse discernment and lead to harmful speech and actions (a curse). It also frames restraint as virtuous, even when it provokes backlash from those lacking self-mastery.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Arjuna speaks to Urvaśī (in the preceding context), she becomes furious, trembles, frowns, and then proceeds to curse him. Vaiśampāyana narrates this to King Janamejaya.