Shloka 32
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
सुराम्बुप्रेतवित्तानां पतील्लोंकेश्वरान् हयान् । सिनीवालीमनुमतिं कुहूं राकां च सुव्रताम्
surāmbu-preta-vittānāṁ patīl lokeśvarān hayān | sinīvālīm anumatiṁ kuhūṁ rākāṁ ca suvratām ||
دُریودھن نے نشہ آور مے اور آب کے ارباب، ارواحِ رفتگان کی قوتوں، دولت کے مالکوں، جہان کے حاکموں اور تیز رفتار گھوڑوں کو پکارا؛ اور ساتھ ہی قمری دیویوں—سِنیوالی، اَنُمَتی، کُہُو اور سُوورتا راکا—کا بھی آہوان کیا۔
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, amid war, leaders may seek auspicious support through invocations of cosmic and ritual powers; yet the broader Mahabharata context underscores that moral responsibility for one’s choices cannot be transferred to invoked forces.
Duryodhana is calling upon various presiding powers—over intoxicants, waters, the dead, wealth, worldly sovereignty, and the lunar phases (Sinīvālī, Anumatī, Kuhū, Rākā)—as part of a formal appeal for favor and success in the unfolding conflict.