Shloka 11
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
त्रयोदश समा राजन्ुत्पातानां फलं महत् | सर्वक्षत्रविनाशाय भविष्यति विशाम्पते,“राजन! उत्पातोंका महान् फल तेरह वर्षोतक हुआ करता है। इस समय जो उत्पात प्रकट हुआ था, वह समस्त क्षत्रियोंका विनाश करनेवाला होगा
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: trayodaśa samā rājan utpātānāṁ phalaṁ mahat | sarva-kṣatra-vināśāya bhaviṣyati viśāṁ-pate ||
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ! ଉତ୍ପାତର ମହାନ ଫଳ ତେର ବର୍ଷରେ ପକ୍କ ହୁଏ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ। ହେ ପ୍ରଜାପତି! ଏବେ ଯେ ଅପଶକୁନ ପ୍ରକଟ ହୋଇଛି, ସେ ସମସ୍ତ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟଙ୍କ ବିନାଶ ଘଟାଇବ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames extraordinary omens (utpātas) as morally weighty indicators whose consequences ripen over time; when such signs appear, they warn rulers that collective adharma and political arrogance can culminate in catastrophic, society-wide ruin—here, the collapse of the warrior order.
Vaiśampāyana addresses the king and interprets the portents that have manifested, stating that their great result is expected to mature over a span of thirteen years and that these particular omens foretell the destruction of all kṣatriyas—an ominous foreshadowing of the coming great war and its devastation.