Shloka 79
Devanagari script
द्यूतं॑ कृत्वा पुरा हृष्ो वज्चयित्वा च पाण्डवान्
Transliteration
dyūtaṃ kṛtvā purā hṛṣṭo vañcayitvā ca pāṇḍavān
Translation
वैशम्पायन बोले— पहले एक बार जुए का खेल रचकर वह हर्षित हुआ और छल से पाण्डवों को ठग लिया।
Word by Word
द्यूतम्gambling, dice-play
द्यूतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यूत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving done/made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा, absolutive (gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
पुराformerly, earlier
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
हृष्टःdelighted, elated
हृष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वञ्चयित्वाhaving deceived/cheated
वञ्चयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवञ्च्
Formक्त्वा (इत्वा-आदेश), absolutive (gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पाण्डवान्the Pandavas
पाण्डवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaP
PāṇḍavasD
dyūta (dice-game)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights adharma in the form of gambling and deception: delight taken in winning through fraud becomes a moral fault that contributes to wider suffering, reminding the listener that unethical means corrupt outcomes and can ignite large-scale conflict.
Vaiśaṃpāyana briefly recalls the earlier dice episode in which the Pāṇḍavas were cheated; this recollection functions as a causal reminder—an earlier act of deceit that helped drive events toward the Kurukṣetra war described in the Karṇa Parva.