Shloka 16

Ritual Acclamation at Hastināpura and Karṇa’s Vow Concerning Arjuna (राजकीय स्तुति-प्रसङ्गः कर्णप्रतिज्ञा च)

Devanagari script

अन्यथा वर्तमानानामर्थों जातो5यमन्यथा । दुर्मन्त्रितमिदं तावदू राज्ञो दुर्दृतदेविन:,'ये कौरव कुछ और ही करना चाहते थे; परंतु इन्हें उलटा परिणाम देखना पड़ा। कपट्द्यूत खेलनेवाले राजा दुर्योधनका यह दुर्मन्त्रणापूर्ण षड्यन्त्र था, जो सफल न हो सका

Transliteration

anyathā vartamānānām artho jāto ’yam anyathā | durmantritam idaṁ tāvad rājño durdhṛtadevinaḥ ||

Translation

The outcome turned out contrary to what those men were pursuing; the meaning of their actions became the very opposite of what they intended. This, indeed, was a badly conceived scheme of the king Duryodhana—devised with crooked counsel—yet it failed to achieve its aim.

Word by Word

अन्यथाotherwise, differently

वर्तमानानाम्of those who were acting/behaving (so)

अर्थःresult, outcome, meaning

जातःhas arisen, has happened

अयम्this

अन्यथाin a contrary way

दुर्मन्त्रितम्ill-advised, badly planned

इदम्this (plan/act)

तावत्so far, at least, indeed

राज्ञःof the king

दुर्योधनस्यof Duryodhana

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Duryodhana

Kauravas

dice (dyūta)

Sandhi Notes