Shloka 36

Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival

Devanagari script

तत्र दुर्योधनो मानी परीतो भ्रातृभिर्नृप । किरीटमाली न्यविशदसिहस्त: क्षिपन् रुषा ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

tatra duryodhano mānī parīto bhrātṛbhir nṛpa kirīṭa-mālī nyaviśad asi-hastaḥ kṣipan ruṣā

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ณ ที่นั้น ทุรโยธนะผู้หยิ่งผยอง รายล้อมด้วยพี่น้อง สวมมงกุฎและสร้อยคอ ถือดาบในมือ เข้าสู่พระราชวังด้วยความโกรธ พร้อมทั้งดูหมิ่นนายทวารเมื่อก้าวเข้าไป.

Synonyms

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverb of place

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मानी: proud
• मानी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• परीतः: surrounded
• परीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-इ (इ धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘परितः/परिवृतः’ अर्थे

• भ्रातृभिः: by (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• किरीट-माली: wearing a crown/garlanded with a diadem
• किरीट-माली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक) + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘किरीटस्य माली’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नि: down/into (prefix)
• नि: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग (preverb)

• अविशत्: entered
• अविशत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (विश् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘प्रवेश’ अर्थे

• असि-हस्तः: with a sword in hand
• असि-हस्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असि (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘असिः हस्ते यस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• क्षिपन्: throwing/casting
• क्षिपन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (क्षिप् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (concomitant action)

• रुषा: with anger
• रुषा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुष्/रुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

Purport

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes that Duryodhana “was always in an envious and angry mood, and therefore, on a slight provocation, he spoke sharply with the doorkeepers and became angry.”

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana

FAQs

Why is Duryodhana described as proud and angry in Bhagavatam 10.75?

This verse highlights Duryodhana’s swollen pride and resentment—his inner envy erupts as anger, showing how ego makes one hostile even in sacred assemblies.

What is the significance of Duryodhana holding a sword in this scene?

The sword symbolizes his aggressive, kṣatriya-like readiness to retaliate; instead of humility, he clings to power and intimidation, revealing a heart disturbed by envy.

How can this verse be applied in modern life to overcome anger and ego?

It warns that pride fuels rage and harsh speech; practicing humility, self-restraint, and remembering the Lord’s presence helps dissolve envy before it becomes destructive.