Shloka 25

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो द्रोण: सोमदत्तो बाह्लीकश्नैव गौतम: । विदुरो द्रोणपुत्रश्न वैश्यापुत्रश्न वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato droṇaḥ somadattaḥ bāhlīkaś caiva gautamaḥ | viduro droṇaputraś ca vaiśyāputraś ca vīryavān |

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Entonces Droṇa, Somadatta, Bāhlīka y Gautama (Kṛpa), junto con Vidura, Aśvatthāmā, hijo de Droṇa, y el valeroso hijo de una vaiśya (Yuyutsu), alzaron la voz al unísono contra aquella decisión, declarando: “No debe haber más juego de dados; sólo así podrá mantenerse la paz por doquier.”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सोमदत्तः: Somadatta
• सोमदत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बाह्लीकः: Bahlika
• बाह्लीकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लीक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• गौतमः: Gautama (Kripa)
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• द्रोणपुत्रः: son of Drona (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रोणपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वैश्यापुत्रः: son of a Vaishya woman (Yuyutsu)
• वैश्यापुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्यापुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वीर्यवान्: valorous/mighty
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Droṇa
• Somadatta
• Bāhlīka
• Gautama (Kṛpa)
• Vidura
• Droṇaputra (Aśvatthāmā)
• Vaiśyāputra (Yuyutsu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That gambling (dyūta) is ethically corrosive and socially destabilizing; responsible elders oppose it because it breeds deceit, loss of self-control, and injustice, threatening peace and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the royal assembly, several prominent figures—teachers, elders, and counsellors—collectively object to the decision to proceed with a dice game, warning that avoiding gambling is necessary to preserve general peace.