Shloka 9

Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration

Devanagari script

आच्छादयसि प्रावारानश्रासि विशदौदनम्‌ | आजानेया वहन्त्यश्वा: केनासि हरिण: कृश:

Transliteration

ācchādayasi prāvārān aśnāsi viśadāudanam | ājāneyā vahanty aśvāḥ kenāsi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—“ତୁ ମୂଲ୍ୟବାନ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ପିନ୍ଧୁଛୁ, ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଉତ୍ତମ ଭାତ ଖାଉଛୁ, ଏବଂ ଉତ୍ତମ ଜାତିର ଘୋଡ଼ାମାନେ ତୋତେ ବହନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି; ତେବେ କେଉଁ ଶୋକରେ ତୁ ହରିଣ ପରି ଫିକା ଓ କୃଶ ହୋଇଗଲୁ?”

Word by Word

• आच्छादयसि: you cover / you clothe (yourself)
• आच्छादयसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आच्छादय् (आ-√छद्, caus.)
• Form: Present, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रावारान्: outer garments, cloaks
• प्रावारान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावार (m.)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अश्रासि: you eat
• अश्रासि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (√अश्)
• Form: Present, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विशद-ओदनम्: pure/clean rice (cooked food)
• विशद-ओदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशद (adj.) + ओदन (m.)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आजानेयाः: of noble breed, well-born
• आजानेयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आजानेय (adj.)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वहन्ति: they carry
• वहन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (√वह्)
• Form: Present, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (m.)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केन: by what? because of what?
• केन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (pron.)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• असि: you are
• असि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (√अस्)
• Form: Present, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हरिणः: pale, tawny, whitish
• हरिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरिण (adj.)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृशः: thin, emaciated
• कृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृश (adj.)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• prāvāra (mantles/cloaks)
• viśada-odana (pure white rice)
• ājāneya-aśvāḥ (well-bred horses)
• hariṇa (deer, as simile)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Outer prosperity—fine clothing, pure food, and noble conveyance—does not guarantee inner well-being. The verse highlights how grief and anxiety can wither a person despite material comfort, prompting an ethical, compassionate inquiry into the true cause of suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker observes someone who appears materially well-provided—wearing costly mantles, eating refined rice, and riding with noble horses—yet looks pale and emaciated. He asks what sorrow or distress has caused this visible decline, setting up a disclosure of the person’s inner trouble.