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Shloka 6

Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match

उत्तरेभ्य: कुरुभ्यश्षाप्पपोढं माल्यमम्बुभि: । उत्तरादपि कैलासादोषधी: सुमहाबला:

uttarebhyaḥ kurubhyaḥ śāpāpohḍhaṃ mālyam ambubhiḥ | uttarād api kailāsād oṣadhīḥ sumahābalāḥ ||

ทุรโยธนะกล่าวว่า “จากพวกกุรุทางทิศเหนือมีพวงมาลัยมาถึง ถูกชำระให้พ้นคำสาปด้วยสายน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์; และจากฟากเหนือแห่งเขาไกรลาสมียาสมุนไพรอานุภาพยิ่งนักมาถวาย เรื่องอัศจรรย์เช่นนี้เลื่องลืออยู่ในแดนเหนืออันไกลโพ้นนั้น”

उत्तरेभ्यःfrom the northern
उत्तरेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
कुरुभ्यःfrom the Kurus
कुरुभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
शापby a curse
शाप:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशाप
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अपोढम्removed, taken away
अपोढम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअपोढ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
माल्यम्garland
माल्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमाल्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अम्बुभिःwith waters
अम्बुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बु
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
उत्तरात्from the north
उत्तरात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तर
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कैलासात्from (Mount) Kailāsa
कैलासात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकैलास
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
ओषधीःherbs, medicinal plants
ओषधीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओषधी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
सुमहाबलाःvery powerful
सुमहाबलाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहाबल
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural

दुर्योधन उवाच

D
Duryodhana
U
Uttara-Kuru (northern Kurus)
M
Mount Kailāsa
G
garland (mālya)
W
waters (ambu)
M
medicinal herbs (oṣadhi)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the idea that purity and potency are not merely material but can be tied to sacred geography and ritual cleansing—symbolizing how auspiciousness and power are believed to arise from dharmically charged places and substances.

Duryodhana is describing extraordinary items associated with the far northern regions—an untainted garland from Uttara-Kuru and powerful healing herbs from near Mount Kailāsa—evoking the marvels and prestige linked to mythic lands.