Sutra 41

Devanagari script

द्यूते तु जितमेवाक्षविदुषा यथा जयत्सेनदुर्योधनाभ्यामिति ॥ कZ_०८.३.४१ ॥

Transliteration

dyūte tu jitam evākṣaviduṣā yathā jayatsenaduryodhanābhyām iti

Translation

परंतु जुए में पासों का जानकार (विशेषज्ञ) ही जीतता है—ऐसा कहा जाता है—जैसे जयत्सेन और दुर्योधन के प्रसंग में (देखा गया)।

Word by Word

• द्यूते: in gambling; in a gambling case/context
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)

• तु: but; however
• Type: Particle
• Root: तु
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• जितम्: won (amount); winnings
• Type: Participle
• Root: जि
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भानुसार कर्म/विधेय)

• एव: only; indeed
• Type: Particle
• Root: एव
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• अक्षविदुषा: by a knower of dice; by an expert gambler
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षविद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (करणे/कर्तृकरणे)

• यथा: as; just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/दृष्टान्तार्थक

• जयत्सेनदुर्योधनाभ्याम्: by Jayatsena and Duryodhana (together)
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: जयत्सेन-दुर्योधन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्विवचन; तृतीया (करणे/सह)

• इति: thus; as stated
• Type: Quotative particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निर्देश/उद्धरण-समाप्ति

Entities Mentioned

• Jayatsena
• Duryodhana

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FAQs

What policy implication is suggested by ‘the expert wins’?

It implies gambling can be structurally exploitative: skilled players or operators systematically extract wealth from others.