Shloka 50

अध्याय ८ — शल्यस्य सत्कारः, वरदानं, पाण्डवसमागमश्च (Śalya’s Reception, the Boon, and Meeting the Pāṇḍavas)

Devanagari script

यच्च दु:खं त्वया प्राप्तं द्यूते वै कृष्णया सह । परुषाणि च वाक्यानि सूतपुत्रकृतानि वै

Transliteration

yac ca duḥkhaṁ tvayā prāptaṁ dyūte vai kṛṣṇayā saha | paruṣāṇi ca vākyāni sūtaputrakṛtāni vai ||

Translation

കൂടാതെ ദ്യൂതത്തിൽ കൃഷ്ണാ (ദ്രൗപദി)യോടൊപ്പം നിനക്കേറ്റ ദുഃഖവും, സൂതപുത്രൻ (കർണൻ) പറഞ്ഞ കടുത്ത വാക്കുകളും—ഇവയൊക്കെയും ഓർമ്മയിൽ വരുന്നു.

Word by Word

यत्which/that (thing)

चand

दुःखम्sorrow, suffering

त्वयाby you

प्राप्तम्obtained, met with

द्यूतेin the gambling (match)

वैindeed, surely

कृष्णयाwith Krishnaa (Draupadi)

सहtogether with

परुषाणिharsh (ones)

चand

वाक्यानिwords, statements

सूतपुत्रकृतानिdone/uttered by the charioteer’s son (Karna)

वैindeed, surely

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śalya

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Sūtaputra (Karṇa)

Dyūta (the dice-game)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that wrongdoing is not only in actions like gambling away rights and honor, but also in speech: harsh, humiliating words intensify injustice. Ethical failure in public discourse becomes a lasting moral injury that fuels conflict and demands accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya recalls the suffering caused during the dice-game, especially the shared humiliation of the Pāṇḍavas and Draupadī, and highlights the cruel remarks attributed to Karṇa (called ‘sūtaputra’). The recollection functions as a reminder of past offenses that shape present hostility and the approach to war.