Shloka 7

Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement

Devanagari script

तदिदं द्यूतमारब्धं पुनरेव यथा पुरा

Transliteration

tad idaṃ dyūtam ārabdhaṃ punar eva yathā purā

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മുമ്പെപ്പോലെ തന്നേ ആ ദ്യൂതക്രീഡ വീണ്ടും ആരംഭിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्यूतम्: game of dice; gambling
• द्यूतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आरब्धम्: begun; commenced
• आरब्धम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• यथा: as; just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• पुरा: formerly; earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• dyūta (game of dice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how unethical choices, once normalized, tend to recur: when greed and adharma are left unchecked, the same calamity repeats. It serves as a moral reminder that ignoring past lessons invites the return of the very causes of ruin.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya draws a pointed comparison to the earlier dice episode, stating that the same kind of “dice-game” dynamic has begun again—an ominous signal that the forces that once destroyed peace and righteousness are reasserting themselves.