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Shloka 8

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

ततो दुर्योधन: क्रूर: कर्णश्ष सहसौबल: । तेषां निग्रहनिर्वासान्‌ विविधांस्ते समारभन्‌,तब क्रूर दुर्योधन, कर्ण और शकुनि तीनोंने मिलकर पाण्डवोंको वशमें करने या देशसे निकाल देनेके लिये नाना प्रकारके यत्न आरम्भ किये

tato duryodhanaḥ krūraḥ karṇaś ca sahasauvalaḥ | teṣāṃ nigrahanirvāsān vividhāṃs te samārabhan |

అప్పుడు క్రూరుడైన దుర్యోధనుడు, కర్ణుడు మరియు సౌబలపుత్రుడు శకునితో కలిసి పాండవులను అదుపులో పెట్టుటకైనా, దేశనిర్వాసం చేయుటకైనా అనేక విధాల కుట్రలను ప్రారంభించాడు।

ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereupon')
दुर्योधनःDuryodhana
दुर्योधनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
क्रूरःcruel
क्रूरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रूर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formindeclinable
सहtogether with
सह:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
Formindeclinable (used with instrumental; here governing 'सौबलः' by sense)
सौबलःSaubala (Shakuni)
सौबलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसौबल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तेषाम्of them (the Pandavas)
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
निग्रहsubjugation/restraint
निग्रह:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिग्रह
Formmasculine, accusative, singular (as first member in compound)
निर्वासान्banishments/exiles
निर्वासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्वास
Formmasculine, accusative, plural (dvandva: 'निग्रह-निर्वास')
विविधान्various
विविधान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
समारभन्began/undertook
समारभन्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-रभ्
Formimperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

D
Duryodhana
K
Karṇa
Ś
Śakuni (Sauvala, son of Suvala)
P
Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

The verse points to the ethical decline that occurs when jealousy and insecurity drive leaders to covert schemes—seeking to control or exile rivals rather than uphold fair conduct (dharma). Such calculated hostility becomes a seed of larger conflict.

After earlier developments, Duryodhana joins with Karṇa and Śakuni and begins multiple efforts to either bring the Pāṇḍavas under their power or remove them through banishment—marking the start of organized antagonism against them.