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Shloka 73

Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity

Devanagari script

तस्य नान्यो<स्ति वक्ता वै त्वामृते द्विजपुड़व । युधिष्ठिर बोले--नरश्रेष्ठ! मेरे मनमें एक भारी संशय उत्पन्न हो गया है। विप्रवर! आपके सिवा दूसरा कोई ऐसा नहीं है, जो उसका समाधान कर सके

Transliteration

tasya nānyo 'sti vaktā vai tvāmṛte dvijapuṅgava |

Translation

युधिष्ठिर बोले—हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ! मेरे मन में एक भारी संशय उत्पन्न हो गया है। ब्रह्मर्षिवर! आपके सिवा यहाँ दूसरा कोई नहीं, जो उसे कहकर (समझाकर) दूर कर सके।

Word by Word

तस्यof that (matter)

नnot

अन्यःanother (person)

अस्तिis/exists

वक्ताspeaker; one who can speak (it)

वैindeed

त्वाम्you

ऋतेexcept/without

द्विजपुङ्गवO bull among the twice-born (best of brahmins)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

dvijapuṅgava (addressed Brāhmaṇa)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical posture central to dharma: when faced with serious moral or practical uncertainty, one should acknowledge doubt honestly and seek clarification from a qualified, trustworthy authority rather than acting rashly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a revered Brāhmaṇa, stating that a weighty doubt has arisen and that only this learned person is capable of explaining and resolving it, setting up a forthcoming instruction or counsel.