Shloka 33
Devanagari script
कड़क उवाच किं ते द्यूतेन राजेन्द्र बहुदोषेण मानद | देवने बहवो दोषास्तस्मात् तत् परिवर्जयेत्
Transliteration
kaḍaka uvāca kiṁ te dyūtena rājendra bahudoṣeṇa mānada | devane bahavo doṣās tasmāt tat parivarjayet ||
Translation
ಕಂಕನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಮಾನ ನೀಡುವ ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರನೇ! ನಿಮಗೆ ಜೂಜಿನ ಅಗತ್ಯವೇನು? ಅದು ಅನೇಕ ದೋಷಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ. ಜೂಜಾಡುವಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಳ ಅನರ್ಥಗಳಿವೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅದನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಬೇಕು.
Word by Word
कङ्कःKanka (name)
कङ्कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकङ्क
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तेto you/for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
द्यूतेनwith gambling; by gambling
द्यूतेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्यूत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
बहु-दोषेणwith many faults; greatly faulty
बहु-दोषेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुदोष
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
मानदO giver of honor
मानद:
TypeNoun
Rootमानद
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
देवनेin gambling; in the game of dice
देवने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
बहवःmany
बहवः:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दोषाःfaults, evils
दोषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्मात्therefore; from that reason
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
तत्that (i.e., gambling)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
परिवर्जयेत्should avoid; should shun
परिवर्जयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवृज्
FormOptative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, परि
Speaker
कड़क उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KaḍakaR
rājendra (the king addressed)D
dyūta (gambling)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Gambling is portrayed as inherently blameworthy and socially destructive; a ruler (and by extension anyone) should renounce it to preserve dharma, self-mastery, and public order.
Kaḍaka addresses a king respectfully and offers moral counsel, warning him that gambling brings many faults and urging him to abandon the practice.