Shloka 6

Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk

Devanagari script

ततो राजन्‌ महायज्जैविविधैर्भूरिदक्षिणै:

Transliteration

tato rājan mahāyajñair vividhaib bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ

Translation

Then, O King, I shall proceed with great sacrifices of many kinds, accompanied by abundant sacrificial gifts—an outward display of power and legitimacy meant to secure prestige and support, even as the deeper question of rightful conduct remains unresolved.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महायज्ञैः: by great sacrifices
• महायज्ञैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (महायज्ञैः इति विशेषणम्)

• भूरिदक्षिणैः: having abundant gifts (as fees)
• भूरिदक्षिणैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरिदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (महायज्ञैः इति विशेषणम्)

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• King (rājan, addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how rulers may use grand ritual acts and lavish gifting to project authority and win allegiance; ethically, it invites reflection on the difference between external religiosity (yajña and dakṣiṇā) and inner righteousness (dharma) in political conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana addresses the king and speaks of undertaking great, varied sacrifices with abundant gifts—signaling a plan to consolidate status and support through public ritual generosity within the tense pre-war diplomacy of the Udyoga Parva.