Shloka 6

द्रोणाभिमुखानां निवारण-युद्धम् / Interceptions on the Droṇa-front

Devanagari script

द्यूतव्यसनमासाद्य क्लेशितो हि युधिष्ठिर: । स पुनर्भागधेयेन सहायानुपलब्धवान्‌,हमने द्यूतके संकटमें डालकर युधिष्ठिरको भारी क्लेश पहुँचाया था, परंतु उन्होंने भाग्यसे पुनः बहुतेरे सहायकोंको प्राप्त कर लिया है

Transliteration

dyūtavyasanam āsādya kleśito hi yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | sa punar bhāgadhayena sahāyān upalabdhavān |

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “When Yudhiṣṭhira fell into the ruinous addiction of gambling, he was indeed made to suffer grievously. Yet, by the turn of fortune, he has again obtained many allies.”

Word by Word

• द्यूतव्यसनम्: the vice/addiction of gambling
• द्यूतव्यसनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत-व्यसन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having reached/encountered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, Non-finite

• क्लेशितः: afflicted, distressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्लिश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• भागधेयेन: by fate/fortune
• भागधेयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागधेय
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सहायान्: helpers, allies
• सहायान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उपलब्धवान्: has obtained, found
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√लभ्
• Form: क्तवत् (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and political consequences of a ruler’s vice: gambling brings suffering and destabilization, yet outcomes in human affairs also turn on fortune; therefore one should avoid destructive addictions while recognizing the unpredictable role of destiny in restoring strength and alliances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects that Yudhiṣṭhira was driven into misery through the gambling calamity, but despite that setback Yudhiṣṭhira has, by a turn of fortune, regained supporters—implying renewed power and a growing threat to the Kauravas.