Shloka 25

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनस्याग्निहोत्रे प्राक्रोशन्‌ भैरवं शिवा: । तास्तदा प्रत्यभाषन्त रासभा: सर्वतो दिश:

Transliteration

duryodhanasyāgnihotre prākrośan bhairavaṃ śivāḥ | tāstadā pratyabhāṣanta rāsabhāḥ sarvato diśaḥ ||

Translation

ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କହିଲେ—“ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନଙ୍କ ଅଗ୍ନିହୋତ୍ରଗୃହରେ ଶିଆଳମାନେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ସ୍ୱରରେ ଚିତ୍କାର କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଡାକ ଶୁଣିମାତ୍ରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରୁ ଗଧାମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତିଧ୍ୱନି ସ୍ୱରେ ରେଂକିଲେ।” ଏହା ଅପଶକୁନ—ଯଜ୍ଞସ୍ଥଳ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିକ୍ଷୋଭ ହେବା ଅଧର୍ମଜନ୍ୟ ବିପତ୍ତି ନିକଟ ବୋଲି ସୂଚାଏ।

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनस्य: of Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अग्निहोत्रे: in/at the Agnihotra (rite/place)
• अग्निहोत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निहोत्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्राक्रोशन्: cried out / howled
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + क्रुश्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भैरवम्: terrible (sound/cry)
• भैरवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शिवाः: female jackals
• शिवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ताः: they (those)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• प्रत्यभाषन्त: answered / responded
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + भाष्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• रासभाः: donkeys
• रासभाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रासभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• दिशः: from the directions
• दिशः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Ablative, Plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana
• Agnihotra (sacrificial rite/house)
• Jackals (śivāḥ)
• Donkeys (rāsabhāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When adharma dominates, even sacred rites lose their harmony; nature and ritual space reflect inner moral corruption through ominous signs, warning of consequences that cannot be avoided by outward ceremony alone.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reports a portent at Duryodhana’s agnihotra-house: jackals howl frighteningly, and donkeys bray in response from all directions—an inauspicious disturbance signaling approaching disaster.