Shloka 1

Devanagari script

हि. 57. 2-8 बछ। से, सप्तविशर्त्याधिकशततमो< ध्याय: श्रीकृष्णको दुर्योधनका उत्तर, उसका पाण्डवोंको राज्य न देनेका निश्चय वैशम्पायन उवाच श्र॒ुत्वा दुर्योधनो वाक्यमप्रियं कुरुसंसदि । प्रत्युवाच महाबाहुं वासुदेव॑ यशस्विनम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | śrutvā duryodhano vākyam apriyaṃ kurusaṃsadi | pratyuvāca mahābāhuṃ vāsudevaṃ yaśasvinam ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: услышав в собрании куру те слова, что были ему неприятны, Дурьодхана ответил славному Васудеве, могучерукого.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

दुर्योधनःDuryodhana

वाक्यम्speech; statement

अप्रियम्unpleasant

कुरु-संसदिin the Kuru assembly

प्रत्युवाचreplied; spoke in return

महाबाहुम्the mighty-armed (one)

वासुदेवम्Vasudeva (Krishna)

यशस्विनम्glorious; renowned

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Duryodhana

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Kuru assembly (Kurusaṃsad)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When counsel for peace and justice is received as 'unpleasant,' it reveals inner attachment and arrogance; rejecting righteous advice in public assembly accelerates adharma and makes conflict more likely.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Kuru court, after hearing Vāsudeva-Kṛṣṇa’s words (aimed at settlement and restraint), Duryodhana reacts defensively and answers back, signaling his refusal to yield and foreshadowing the breakdown of negotiations.