Shloka 31

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Restraint and the Pāṇḍavas’ Authorized Return (धृतराष्ट्र-उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक्‍्त्वा मताक्षस्तान्‌ ग्लहे सर्वानवस्थितान्‌ । पराजयं लोकवीरानुकत्वा राज्ञां पृूथक्‌ू-पृथक्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! पासा फेंकनेकी विद्यामें निपुण शकुनिने राजा युधिष्ठिससे दाँव लगानेके विषयमें उक्त बातें कहकर सभामें बैठे हुए लोक-प्रसिद्ध वीर राजाओंको पृथक्‌-पृथक्‌ पाण्डवोंकी पराजय सूचित की

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktvā matākṣas tān glāhe sarvān avasthitān | parājayaṁ lokavīrān uktvā rājñāṁ pṛthak pṛthak ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Tendo falado assim, Śakuni — perito na arte de lançar os dados — dirigiu-se aos reis heróicos e afamados reunidos no salão e proclamou, um a um, a derrota dos Pāṇḍava no jogo proposto.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

मताक्षःthe one with (crooked/clever) eyes; Śakuni (epithet)

तान्those (kings/warriors)

ग्लहेin the gambling match

सर्वान्all

अवस्थितान्seated/standing present (assembled)

पराजयम्defeat

लोकवीरान्world-renowned heroes

उक्त्वाhaving declared/said

राज्ञाम्of the kings

पृथक्separately

पृथक्one by one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Śakuni

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pāṇḍavas

assembled kings (rājānaḥ)

dice (akṣa)

wager/game (glāha)

royal assembly hall (sabhā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes