Shloka 7
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
अयं त्वां शकुनि: प्राह विवर्ण हरिणं कृशम् । चिन्तयंश्व॒ न पश्यामि शोकस्य तव सम्भवम्
ayaṃ tvāṃ śakuniḥ prāha vivarṇa hariṇaṃ kṛśam | cintayaṃś ca na paśyāmi śokasya tava sambhavam ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಶಕುನಿ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಹೀಗೆಂದನು: “ನೀನು ವರ್ಣ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು, ಕೃಶವಾದ ಜಿಂಕೆಯಂತೆ ಆಗಿದ್ದೀಯ. ನಾನು ಚಿಂತಿಸಿದರೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಶೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ ಕಾಣುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights attentive counsel: before judging or acting, one should observe another’s condition and inquire into the true cause of distress; outward signs (paleness, emaciation) call for reflection and responsible speech.
In the Sabha Parva setting, Vaiśampāyana reports Śakuni addressing a person who appears pale and gaunt like a deer, saying that despite thinking about it he cannot discern the reason for that person’s grief—introducing a moment of inquiry amid courtly tension.