Shloka 56

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

धिक्शब्दस्तु ततस्तत्र समभूल्लोमहर्षण: । सभ्यानां नरदेवानां दृष्टवा कुन्तीसुतांस्तथा,उस समय कुन्तीपुत्रोंकी ओर देखकर सभामें उपस्थित नरेशोंकी ओरसे दुःशासनपर रोमांचकारी शब्दोंमें धिक्कारकी बौछार होने लगी

Transliteration

dhikśabdas tu tatas tatra samabhūl lomaharṣaṇaḥ | sabhyānāṃ naradevāṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā kuntīsutāṃs tathā ||

Translation

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அந்தச் சபையிலேயே உடனே ரோமஞ்சம் எழச் செய்யும் ‘திக்!’ என்ற கூச்சல் எழுந்தது. குந்தியின் புதல்வர்கள் இவ்வாறு துன்புறும் நிலையைக் கண்ட அரசர்கள், கேட்போரைக் குலையச் செய்யும் சொற்களால் துஶாசனனை நோக்கி கண்டனத்தைப் பொழிந்தனர்.

Word by Word

धिक्शब्दःthe cry/utterance of 'shame!'

तुbut/indeed

ततःthen/thereupon

तत्रthere/in that place (in the assembly)

समभूत्arose/occurred

लोमहर्षणःhair-raising/thrilling

सभ्यानाम्of the assembly-members

नरदेवानाम्of the kingly men (lit. man-gods)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

कुन्तीसुतान्Kunti's sons (the Pandavas)

तथाthus/so/likewise

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Duḥśāsana

Kuntīsutāḥ (the Pāṇḍavas)

Sabhā (royal assembly hall)

Naradevāḥ (kings present in the assembly)

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 wrongdoing is committed in a public institution, moral order (dharma) is upheld not only by rules but by collective ethical judgment; the assembly’s cry of “Shame!” signals that adharma must be named and condemned, even if power tries to normalize it.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Kaurava court, as the Pāṇḍavas are seen in a degraded and unjust situation, the kings and courtiers present react with a shuddering outcry of condemnation, directing their reproach at Duḥśāsana for his conduct.