Shloka 8
कर्णसेनापत्यारम्भः — Karṇa’s Appointment and the Report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Chapter 1
तथा तु संचिन्तयतां तान् क्लेशान् द्यूतकारितान् | दुःखेन क्षणदा राजन् जगामाब्दशतोपमा,राजन! इस प्रकार पाण्डवोंको जूएके द्वारा प्राप्त कराये गये उन क्लेशोंका चिन्तन करते-करते उनकी वह रात सौ वर्षोके समान बड़े कष्टसे व्यतीत हुई
tathā tu sañcintayatāṃ tān kleśān dyūtakāritān | duḥkhena kṣaṇadā rājan jagāmābdaśatopamā ||
Oh Rey, mientras seguían meditando en aquellas aflicciones causadas por el juego de dados, la noche transcurrió en dolor, como si fuese de cien años.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unrighteous actions such as deceitful gambling generate lasting suffering: even after the event ends, the mind’s repeated recollection prolongs pain, making time itself feel heavy and extended.
Vaiśampāyana describes how, as the afflicted ones kept thinking about the hardships caused by the dice-game, the night passed with great distress, feeling as long as a hundred years.