Shloka 45

पुनर्द्यूत-समाह्वानम्

Renewed Summons to the Dice-Game and Exile Wager

Devanagari script

कर्णस्तु तद्वाक्यमतीव हृष्ट: सम्पूजयामास हसन्‌ सशब्दम्‌ | गान्धारराज: सुबलस्य पुत्र- स्तथैव दुःशासनमभ्यनन्दत्‌,कर्णको बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई। उसने खिलखिलाकर हँसते हुए दुःशासनके उस कथनकी बड़ी सराहना की। सुबलपुत्र गान्धारराज शकुनिने भी दुःशासनका अभिनन्दन किया

Transliteration

karṇas tu tadvākyam atīva hṛṣṭaḥ sampūjayāmāsa hasan saśabdam | gāndhārarājaḥ subalasya putras tathaiva duḥśāsanam abhyanandat |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Karṇa, greatly delighted by those words, applauded them, laughing aloud. In the same way, the king of Gāndhāra—Śakuni, son of Subala—also expressed approval of Duḥśāsana.

Word by Word

कर्णःKarna

तुbut/indeed

तत्that

वाक्यम्speech/statement

अतीवexceedingly/very

हृष्टःdelighted

सम्पूजयामासhonoured/praised

हसन्laughing

सशब्दम्with sound/aloud

गान्धारराजःthe king of Gandhara

सुबलेस्यof Subala

पुत्रःson

तथाthus/likewise

एवindeed/just

दुःशासनम्Duhshasana

अभ्यनन्दत्applauded/congratulated

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Karna

Duḥśāsana

Gāndhāra

Śakuni

Subala

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes