Shloka 26

Devanagari script

शीघ्र तापेन चैतस्य तप्यते स सुयोधन: । सगण: सह कर्णेन सौबलेनापि वा विभु:,इनके प्रतापसे दुर्योधन शक्तिशाली होकर भी कर्ण, शकुनि तथा अपने गणोंके साथ शीघ्र ही संतप्त होनेवाला है

Transliteration

śīghraṃ tāpena caitasya tapyate sa suyodhanaḥ | sagaṇaḥ saha karṇena saubalenāpi vā vibhuḥ ||

Translation

ഇതിന്റെയീ താപത്തിൽ സുയോധനൻ (ദുര്യോധനൻ) शीഘ്രം തന്നെ ദഹിക്കും; കർണ്ണനോടും സൗബലനായ ശകുനിയോടും കൂടെ തന്റെ കൂട്ടരുമായി അവൻ വേഗം തന്നെ വിനാശത്തിലേക്ക് വീഴും.

Word by Word

शीघ्रम्quickly / soon

तापेनby heat; by torment

चand

एतस्यof this (man)

तप्यतेis tormented; burns

सःhe

सुयोधनःSuyodhana (Duryodhana)

सगणःtogether with his followers

सहtogether with

कर्णेनwith Karna

सौबलेनwith Saubala (Shakuni)

अपिalso / even

वाor

विभुःmighty; powerful

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

Karṇa

Śakuni (Saubala)

Subala

gaṇa (Duryodhana's followers/retinue)

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?

Power and alliances cannot shield one from the consequences of wrongful conduct; when actions are rooted in arrogance and adharma, suffering and reversal can come swiftly, even to the mighty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, speaking in the Virāṭa episode, predicts that Duryodhana will soon be distressed and defeated as a result of the unfolding confrontation, despite being supported by Karṇa, Śakuni, and his followers.