Mahabharata 7.185.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 185, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

भीकम (2 अमान त्रयशीर्त्याधिकशततमोब< ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रका पश्चात्ताप

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | karṇa-duryodhanādīnāṃ śakuneḥ saubalasya ca | āpannam (vā: ānītaṃ) mahat tāta tava caiva viśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Oh, querido, una gran calamidad ha caído sobre Karṇa, Duryodhana y los demás—también sobre Śakuni, hijo de Subala—y, de manera muy especial, sobre ti asimismo.”

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कर्ण: of Karna
• कर्ण: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दुर्योधन: of Duryodhana
• दुर्योधन: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• आदीनाम्: and others (of ... and others)
• आदीनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शकुनेः: of Shakuni
• शकुनेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सौबलस्य: the son of Subala (epithet of Shakuni)
• सौबलस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• अपनीतम्: taken away, removed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-नी
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great, vast
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तात: dear son
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विशेषतः: especially
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya
• Karna
• Duryodhana
• Śakuni
• Subala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the war’s outcome as a ‘great calamity’ affecting not only the principal wrongdoers but also their supporters, highlighting the ethical idea that adharma-driven choices bring widespread suffering and shared consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing the unfolding devastation, addresses Sañjaya with grief and anxiety, naming key Kaurava figures (Karna, Duryodhana, Śakuni) and indicating that a severe misfortune has overtaken them—and that Sañjaya too is especially affected.