Shloka 2

युधिष्ठिरस्य द्यूते द्रव्यवर्णनम्

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Enumeration of Stakes in the Dice Match

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्र बोले--दुर्योधन! तुम मेरे ज्येष्ठ पुत्र हो, जेठी रानीके गर्भसे उत्पन्न हुए हो। बेटा! पाण्डवोंसे द्वेष मत करो; क्‍योंकि द्वेष करनेवाला मनुष्य मृत्युके समान कष्ट पाता है ।।

Transliteration

Dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca—Duryodhana! tvaṁ me jyeṣṭhaḥ putro jyeṣṭhyā rājñyā garbhād utpannaḥ. tāta! pāṇḍavebhyo dveṣaṁ mā kṛthāḥ; hi dveṣī manuṣyo mṛtyusamaṁ duḥkham aśnute. avyutpannaṁ samānārthaṁ tulyamitraṁ yudhiṣṭhiram | adviṣantaṁ kathaṁ dviṣyāt tvādṛśo bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କହିଲେ— ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ, ତୁମେ ମୋର ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ପୁତ୍ର, ପ୍ରଧାନ ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ଗର୍ଭଜ। ପୁତ୍ର, ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦ୍ୱେଷ କରନି; ଦ୍ୱେଷୀ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ମୃତ୍ୟୁସମ କ୍ଲେଶ ପାଏ। ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ସରଳ, ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟବକ୍ତା, ଅର୍ଥରେ ଅବିଚଳ, ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସମମିତ୍ର; ସେ ଦ୍ୱେଷ କରେନାହିଁ। ହେ ଭରତବୃଷଭ, ଯେ ଦ୍ୱେଷ କରେନାହିଁ, ତାହାକୁ ତୁମ ପରି ପୁରୁଷ କିପରି ଦ୍ୱେଷ କରିବ?

Word by Word

• अव्युत्पन्नम्: unprovoked / not arisen (without cause)
• अव्युत्पन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्युत्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समानार्थम्: having the same aim/meaning
• समानार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समानार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तुल्यमित्रम्: having equal friendship / equally friendly
• तुल्यमित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्यमित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अद्विषन्तम्: not hating (one who does not hate)
• अद्विषन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्विषन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• द्विष्यात्: should hate
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वादृशः: one like you
• त्वादृशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वादृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

घतरयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bharatas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Hatred is self-destructive: the hater suffers misery comparable to death. Therefore one should restrain malice, especially toward a person like Yudhiṣṭhira who is portrayed as impartial, friendly, and free from hatred.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses his eldest son Duryodhana, urging him not to hate the Pāṇḍavas. He highlights Yudhiṣṭhira’s even-minded friendship and lack of malice, questioning how Duryodhana could justify hostility toward such a person.