Shloka 6

Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma

Devanagari script

जयद्रथस्य कर्णस्य तथा दुःशासनस्यथ च । सौबलस्य च दुर्बुद्धा मिथो भेद: प्रपत्स्यते

Transliteration

jayadrathasya karṇasya tathā duḥśāsanasya tha ca | saubalasya ca durbuddhā mitho bhedaḥ prapatsyate ||

Translation

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ദുർബുദ്ധികളായ ജയദ്രഥൻ, കർണ്ണൻ, ദുഃശാസനൻ, സൗബലൻ (ശകുനി) എന്നിവർക്കിടയിൽ പരസ്പര ഭേദം ഉദിക്കും.

Word by Word

• जयद्रथस्य: of Jayadratha
• जयद्रथस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• कर्णस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दुःशासनस्य: of Duhshasana
• दुःशासनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: and/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

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

• सौबलस्य: of Saubala (Shakuni)
• सौबलस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• दुर्बुद्धाः: evil-minded (persons)
• दुर्बुद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्बुद्धि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मिथः: mutually/among themselves
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथः

• भेदः: division/quarrel
• भेदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रपत्स्यते: will arise/occur
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पत्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jayadratha
• Karṇa
• Duḥśāsana
• Śakuni (Saubala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unrighteous counsel (durbuddhi) corrodes solidarity: when ambition and deceit guide decisions, even powerful allies fracture from within, making downfall a moral and practical inevitability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana foreshadows internal discord among key Kaurava-aligned figures—Jayadratha, Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, and Śakuni—indicating that their coalition, built on adharma and manipulation, will not remain stable.