Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कड़क उवाच किं ते द्यूतेन राजेन्द्र बहुदोषेण मानद | देवने बहवो दोषास्तस्मात्‌ तत्‌ परिवर्जयेत्‌,कंक बोले--सबको मान देनेवाले महाराज! आपको जूएसे क्‍या लेना है? इसमें तो बहुत-से दोष हैं। जूआ खेलनेमें अनेक दोष होते हैं, इसलिये इसे त्याग देना चाहिये

Transliteration

kaḍaka uvāca kiṁ te dyūtena rājendra bahudoṣeṇa mānada | devane bahavo doṣās tasmāt tat parivarjayet ||

Translation

Kaḍaka sprach: „O König der Könige, Spender der Ehre, wozu brauchst du das Glücksspiel, das mit so vielen Fehlern beladen ist? Im Spielen selbst liegen zahlreiche Übel; darum soll man es meiden.“

Word by Word

कङ्कःKanka (name)

उवाचsaid/spoke

किम्what

तेto you/for you

द्यूतेनwith gambling; by gambling

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

बहु-दोषेणwith many faults; greatly faulty

मानदO giver of honor

देवनेin gambling; in the game of dice

बहवःmany

दोषाःfaults, evils

तस्मात्therefore; from that reason

तत्that (i.e., gambling)

परिवर्जयेत्should avoid; should shun

Speaker

कड़क उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kaḍaka

rājendra (the king addressed)

dyūta (gambling)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Gambling is portrayed as inherently blameworthy and socially destructive; a ruler (and by extension anyone) should renounce it to preserve dharma, self-mastery, and public order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaḍaka addresses a king respectfully and offers moral counsel, warning him that gambling brings many faults and urging him to abandon the practice.