Shloka 20

द्रोणेन दुर्योधनस्य कवचबन्धनम् — Drona’s Mantra-Bound Armor for Duryodhana

Devanagari script

असुरा दुदुहुर्मायामामपात्रे तु ते तदा । दोग्धा द्विमूर्धा तत्रासीद्‌ वत्सश्चासीद्‌ विरोचन:,असुरोंने कच्चे बर्तनमें मायामय दूधका ही दोहन किया। उस समय द्विमूर्धा दुहनेवाला और विरोचन बछड़ा बना था

Transliteration

asurā duduhur māyām āmapātre tu te tadā | dogdhā dvimūrdhā tatrāsīd vatsaś cāsīd virocanaḥ ||

Translation

Nārada said: The Asuras, at that time, milked out māyā—illusory, deceptive potency—into an unbaked (raw) vessel. There, Dvimūrdhā served as the milker, and Virocana became the calf. The episode underscores how beings of unrighteous bent seek to extract and store illusion itself, using unfit supports, thereby turning nourishment into deception.

Word by Word

असुराःthe Asuras

दुदुहुःmilked

मायाम्magic, illusion

आमपात्रेin an unbaked vessel (raw pot)

तुbut/indeed

तेthey

तदाthen, at that time

दोग्धाthe milker

द्विमूर्धाDvīmūrdhā (the two-headed one)

तत्रthere

आसीत्was

वत्सःthe calf

चand

आसीत्was

विरोचनःVirocana

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Asuras

Māyā

Āmapātra (unbaked vessel)

Dvimūrdhā

Virocana

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes