Shloka 13
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
Devanagari script
द्वारं तु वितताकारं समापेदे पुनश्च सः । तद्वत्तं चेति मन्वानो द्वारस्थानादुपारमत्
Transliteration
dvāraṃ tu vitatākāraṃ samāpede punaś ca saḥ | tad vṛttaṃ ceti manvāno dvārasthānād upāramat ||
Translation
द्वारं तु वितताकारं समापेदे पुनश्च सः । तद्वत्तं चेति मन्वानो द्वारस्थानादुपारमत् ॥
Word by Word
द्वारम्door, gate
द्वारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वार
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
वितताकारम्of wide/extended form, very large-shaped
वितताकारम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवितताकार
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समापेदेhe reached, came upon
समापेदे:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आपद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तद्वत्likewise, in the same way
तद्वत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्वत्
तत्that (thing/situation)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वृत्तम्event, occurrence, incident
वृत्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मन्वानःthinking, supposing
मन्वानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
द्वारस्थानात्from the place at the door, from the doorway
द्वारस्थानात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootद्वारस्थान
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
उपारमत्he desisted, stopped, turned back
उपारमत्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-रम्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vaiśampāyana (speaker)G
gate/door (dvāra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical restraint and prudence: when prior experience suggests danger or impropriety, one should pause and withdraw rather than proceed recklessly.
A person reaches yet another very large gate; remembering (or suspecting) that an unpleasant incident like the earlier door-episodes may recur, he stops at the doorway and turns back.