Shloka 6

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः

Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra

Devanagari script

प्रत्यादानं च राज्यस्य कार्यमूचुर्नराधिपा: । भवतः: सानुबन्धस्य समुच्छेदं चिकीर्षव:

Transliteration

pratyādānaṃ ca rājyasya kāryam ūcur narādhipāḥ | bhavataḥ sānubandhasya samucchedaṃ cikīrṣavaḥ, bhārata |

Translation

ទុរយោធនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ស្តេចទាំងនោះបានប្រកាសថា ការយករាជ្យត្រឡប់មកវិញគឺជាការត្រឹមត្រូវ។ ឱ ភារតៈ! ដោយប្រាថ្នាចង់បំផ្លាញព្រះអង្គជាមួយមិត្តភក្តិ និងអ្នកគាំទ្រទាំងអស់ ពួកគេបាននិយាយដូច្នេះ»។

Word by Word

• {'pratyādānam': 'taking back

• reclaiming', 'rājyasya': 'of the kingdom

• sovereignty', 'kāryam': 'what ought to be done

• proper action', 'ūcuḥ': 'they said

• they spoke', 'narādhipāḥ': 'kings

• rulers of men', 'bhavataḥ': 'of you

• your', 'sānubandhasya': 'together with followers/relations

• with all connections and supporters', 'samucchedam': 'complete cutting off

• extermination', 'cikīrṣavaḥ': 'wishing to do

• desiring', 'bhārata': 'O descendant of Bharata (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)'}

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'Bhārata')
• narādhipāḥ (the kings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how political counsel can be framed as 'duty' (kārya) while being driven by destructive intent (samuccheda). It contrasts the language of rightful governance with the unethical aim of exterminating opponents and their supporters.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana reports that certain kings urged a course of action: the kingdom should be reclaimed, and the opposing side should be eliminated along with its allies. The address 'Bhārata' indicates he is speaking to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.