Shloka 12

Nārada’s Account of the Kaliṅga Svayaṃvara: Duryodhana’s Seizure and Karṇa’s Escort

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनस्तु कौरव्यो नामर्षयत लड्घनम्‌ । प्रत्यषेधच्च तां कन्यामसत्कृत्य नराधिपान्‌,कुरुवंशी दुर्योधनको यह सहन नहीं हुआ कि राजकन्या उसे लाँघकर अन्यत्र जाय। उसने समस्त नरेशोंका अपमान करके उसे वहीं रोक लिया

Transliteration

duryodhanas tu kauravyo nāmarṣayata laṅghanam | pratyaṣedhac ca tāṃ kanyām asatkṛtya narādhipān |

Translation

ナーラダは言った。「しかしクル族のドゥルヨーダナは、己が選ばれずに通り過ぎられた屈辱に耐えられなかった。集まった諸王を顧みず、彼らを侮辱しつつ、その王女が他へ行くのを力ずくで阻んだのである。この出来事は、傷ついた驕りと王者の作法（ダルマ）への軽視が、支配者を不義の強制へと駆り立て、他者を公然と辱めるに至らせることを示している。」

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कौरव्यः: the Kaurava (scion of Kuru)
• कौरव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अमर्षयत्: did not tolerate / could not bear
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृष्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• लङ्घनम्: the transgression; stepping over; slight
• लङ्घनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्घन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्यषेधत्: forbade; prevented
• Type: Verb
• Root: षिध्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्रति

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ताम्: that (her)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कन्याम्: maiden; princess
• कन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• असत्कृत्य: having dishonoured / having disrespected
• Type: Verb
• Root: असत्कृ
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Active, अ

• नराधिपान्: kings; rulers of men
• नराधिपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Duryodhana
• Kaurava/Kuru lineage
• the princess (kanyā)
• kings (narādhipa)