Shloka 27

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament on Kāla and Daiva after Draupadī’s Recovery (आरण्यक पर्व, अध्याय २५७)

Devanagari script

विवेश हास्तिनपुरं सहित: कर्णसौबलै:,इस प्रकार सब राजाओंको विदा देकर भाइयोंसे घिरे हुए दुर्योधनने कर्ण और शकुनिके साथ हस्तिनापुरमें प्रवेश किया

Transliteration

viveśa hāstinapuraṃ sahitaḥ karṇasaubalaiḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Tendo dispensado os reis reunidos, Duryodhana—cercado por seus irmãos—entrou em Hastināpura juntamente com Karṇa e Śakuni. O verso ressalta como a consolidação política e o conselho de aliados próximos moldam o rumo dos Kaurava, pois Duryodhana retorna à capital com os mesmos companheiros que intensificarão sua determinação e sua estratégia.

Word by Word

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (प्रवेशने)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हास्तिनपुरम्: Hastinapura
• हास्तिनपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्तिनपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied (together with)
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कर्णसौबलैः: with Karna and Saubala (Shakuni)
• कर्णसौबलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + सौबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duryodhana
• Karṇa
• Śakuni
• Hastināpura
• Kaurava brothers
• kings (assembled rulers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a ruler’s trajectory is shaped by the company he keeps: returning to the seat of power with influential allies (Karṇa and Śakuni) signals consolidation of intent and the ethical risk of being reinforced in adharma by partisan counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

After sending away the gathered kings, Duryodhana, surrounded by his brothers, proceeds into the Kuru capital Hastināpura accompanied by Karṇa and Śakuni, marking a transition from public assembly to internal planning at the center of power.