Shloka 10

Devanagari script

इदं शरणमाग्नेयं मदर्थमिति मे मति: । पुरोचनेन विहितं धार्तराष्ट्स्य शासनात्‌,“यह घर आग भड़कानेवाले पदार्थोंसे बना है। हमारा विश्वास है कि दुर्योधनके आदेशसे पुरोचनने हमारे लिये ही इसे बनवाया है

Transliteration

idam śaraṇam āgneyam madartham iti me matiḥ | purocanena vihitaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “In my judgment, this refuge is made of fire-kindling materials, intended for our destruction. I believe Purocana constructed it specifically for us, acting under the command of the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana).”

Word by Word

इदम्this (thing/house)

शरणम्refuge; shelter

आग्नेयम्fiery; of fire; inflammable

मदर्थम्for my sake (for me)

इतिthus; 'that'

मेof me; my

मतिःthought; opinion; belief

पुरोचनेनby Purocana

विहितम्arranged; constructed; made

धार्तराष्ट्रस्यof the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)

शासनात्from the command; by order

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Purocana

Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)

śaraṇa (the house/shelter; lac-house implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of deceit and premeditated violence: adharma often operates through hidden schemes, so discernment and vigilance are necessary to protect life and uphold dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A suspicious dwelling is identified as highly inflammable, and the speaker concludes it was deliberately built as a trap—constructed by Purocana under Duryodhana’s orders—to burn the intended occupants.