Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 15
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Pāṇḍava-Alliance Warriors (Śikhaṇḍin, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and Allied Kings)
Devanagari script
द्रौपद्याश्व॒ परिक्लेशं द्यूते च परुषा गिर:
Transliteration
drau-padyāś ca parikleśaṃ dyūte ca paruṣā giraḥ
Translation
मुझे द्यूतसभा में द्रौपदी का वह घोर क्लेश और वहाँ कहे गए वे कठोर, आहत करने वाले वचन स्मरण आते हैं।
Word by Word
द्रौपद्याःof Draupadī
द्रौपद्याः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
परिक्लेशम्affliction, distress
परिक्लेशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपरिक्लेश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्यूतेin the dice-game
द्यूते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्यूत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
परुषाःharsh, cruel
परुषाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरुष
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
गिरःwords, speeches
गिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaD
DraupadīD
dyūta (the dice-game / gambling hall episode)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
Cruelty is not only in physical acts but also in speech; harsh words and public humiliation—especially in an unjust setting like the dice-game—constitute a grave adharma that corrodes social order and leads to wider catastrophe.
Bhīṣma recalls the dice-game episode, highlighting Draupadī’s suffering and the harsh words spoken there, as part of a moral reckoning in the lead-up to war—pointing to past wrongs that demand accountability.