Shloka 9

Āśramāgamanam — The Pāṇḍavas Arrive at Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

कर्णदुर्योधनौ चैव शकुनिश्च महारथ: । दुःशासनादयश्जैव धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबला:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | karṇa-duryodhanau caiva śakuniś ca mahārathaḥ | duḥśāsanādayaś caiva dhārtarāṣṭrā mahābalāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Karṇa and Duryodhana, and also Śakuni the great chariot-warrior, along with Duḥśāsana and the other mighty sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra—these renowned Kuru heroes appeared, their bodies shining, emerging from the waters.

Word by Word

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

• दुर्योधन: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शकुनि: Shakuni
• शकुनि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• आदयः: and others (beginning with)
• आदयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धार्तराष्ट्राः: sons/descendants of Dhritarashtra
• धार्तराष्ट्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाबलाः: very strong/mighty
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Karṇa
• Duryodhana
• Śakuni
• Duḥśāsana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that worldly might and fame do not override dharma: even the greatest warriors remain accountable to a moral-cosmic order, and the consequences of adharma persist beyond the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists prominent Kaurava figures—Karṇa, Duryodhana, Śakuni, Duḥśāsana, and other sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra—describing them as powerful and radiant as they manifest by emerging from the waters (as part of a larger scene of post-war revelation).