Shloka 16

Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमादि तत: सर्वे सहितास्ते नराधिपा: । वासुदेववच: श्रुत्वा चेदिराज॑ व्यगर्हयन्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णकी ये सब बातें सुनकर उन समस्त राजाओंने एक स्वरसे चेदिराज शिशुपालको धिक्कारा और उसकी निन्‍्दा की

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam-ādi tataḥ sarve sahitās te narādhipāḥ | vāsudeva-vacaḥ śrutvā cedīrājaṃ vyagarhayan ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— “ଜନମେଜୟ! ତାପରେ ବାସୁଦେବଙ୍କ ବଚନ ଶୁଣି, ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ନରାଧିପ ଏକତ୍ର ହୋଇ ଏକସ୍ୱରରେ ଚେଦିରାଜ (ଶିଶୁପାଳ)ଙ୍କୁ ଗର୍ହା କରି ନିନ୍ଦା କଲେ।”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

आदिetc.; beginning with (these words)

ततःthen; thereafter

सर्वेall

सहिताःtogether; united

तेthose

नराधिपाःkings (lords of men)

वासुदेववचःthe words of Vasudeva (Krishna)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

चेदिराजम्the king of Cedi (Shishupala)

व्यगर्हयन्they censured; they reproached

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Cedi

Śiśupāla

assembled kings (narādhipāḥ)

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?

When a respected moral authority speaks with restraint and clarity, a community—especially leaders—should align publicly with dharma by censuring disruptive, unethical speech and conduct that threatens the integrity of the assembly.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the royal gathering, after hearing Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), the assembled kings collectively rebuke the Cedi king Śiśupāla, marking him out as blameworthy before the court.