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Shloka 1

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके १५ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ६७ श्लोक हैं) नफमशा< (0) आज अन+- एकाशीतितमो<ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रकी चिन्ता और उनका संजयके साथ वार्तालाप वैशम्पायन उवाच वन॑ गतेषु पार्थेषु निर्जितिषु दुरोदरे । धृतराष्ट्र महाराज तदा चिन्ता समाविशत्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! जब पाण्डव जूएमें हारकर वनमें चले गये, तब राजा धृतराष्ट्रको बड़ी चिन्ता हुई

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: vane gateṣu pārtheṣu nirjitiṣu dur-odare | dhṛtarāṣṭro mahārājas tadā cintā samāviśat ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang ang mga anak ni Pṛthā (ang mga Pāṇḍava), matapos magapi sa mapaminsalang laro ng sugal na dice, ay umalis patungong gubat, noon ay sinakmal si Haring Dhṛtarāṣṭra ng malalim na pangamba. Ito ang sandaling bumabalik ang bigat ng moralidad—ang tagumpay na hinubog ng adharma ay nagdudulot ng takot, hindi kapayapaan.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

वनेin the forest

गतेषुhaving gone (when they had gone)

पार्थेषुthe sons of Pritha (Pandavas)

निर्जितिषुhaving been defeated

दुरोदरेin the evil game of dice

धृतराष्ट्रम्Dhritarashtra

महाराजम्the great king

तदाthen

चिन्ताanxiety, worry

समाविशत्entered, seized (him)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

forest (vana)

dice-game (dūra/akṣa; here dur-odara)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unrighteous gain does not yield security: victory achieved through a destructive, unethical act (the dice-game) immediately breeds fear and inner turmoil. The king’s anxiety signals the moral consequence that follows adharma, especially for rulers responsible for justice.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the Pāṇḍavas lose in the dice-game and depart for exile in the forest, Dhṛtarāṣṭra becomes deeply worried. This sets the stage for his conversation with Sañjaya and reveals the court’s unease after the wrongful outcome.