Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 62
Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)
Devanagari script
दुर्योधनस्त्वया चोक्तो जयार्थी परुषं वच: । शृणु मूढ वचो महां यतो धर्मस्ततो जय:
Transliteration
duryodhanas tvayā cokto jayārthī paruṣaṃ vacaḥ | śṛṇu mūḍha vaco mahān yato dharmas tato jayaḥ ||
Translation
विजयाची इच्छा धरणाऱ्या दुर्योधनाला तू कठोर वचन बोललीस—‘अरे मूढा! माझे म्हणणे ऐक; जिथे धर्म, तिथेच जय.’
Word by Word
दुर्योधनःDuryodhana
दुर्योधनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उक्तःspoken to / addressed
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (PPP)
जयार्थीdesiring victory
जयार्थी:
TypeAdjective
Rootजयार्थिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परुषम्harsh
परुषम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरुष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मूढO fool
मूढ:
TypeNoun
Rootमूढ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
महान्the great one (speaker)
महान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यतःwhere / from which side
यतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस्
धर्मःdharma, righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthere / from that side
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
जयःvictory
जयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)द
दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)ध
धर्म (Dharma)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
Victory is ultimately grounded in dharma: lasting success and legitimacy belong to the side aligned with righteousness, not merely to the side with power, strategy, or aggression.
Vaiśampāyana recounts that someone had earlier rebuked Duryodhana—who was intent on winning the war—urging him to heed a serious warning: the triumph of a cause depends on its adherence to dharma.