Shloka 8

Jayadratha Approaches Draupadī in the Forest

Hospitality, Persuasion, and Reproach

Devanagari script

पाण्डवेयानि रत्नानि त्वमद्याप्युपभुज्जसे

Transliteration

pāṇḍaveyāni ratnāni tvam adyāpy upabhuñjase

Translation

କର୍ଣ୍ଣ କହିଲେ—“ଆଜି ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମେ ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କର ରତ୍ନଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଉପଭୋଗ କରୁଛ।”

Word by Word

• पाण्डवेयानि: belonging to the Pandavas
• पाण्डवेयानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डवेय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अद्यापि: even today; still
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि

• उपभुज्जसे: you enjoy/use
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + भुज्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Pāṇḍavas
• ratnāni (jewels/treasures)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Enjoying wealth that rightfully belongs to others is ethically compromised; continued benefit from injustice sustains wrongdoing and invites moral accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna addresses an opponent/party in the dispute and charges them with still enjoying treasures that are the Pāṇḍavas’ rightful possessions, intensifying the moral and political conflict over ownership and legitimacy.