Shloka 7
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
अयं त्वां शकुनि: प्राह विवर्ण हरिणं कृशम् । चिन्तयंश्व॒ न पश्यामि शोकस्य तव सम्भवम्
ayaṃ tvāṃ śakuniḥ prāha vivarṇa hariṇaṃ kṛśam | cintayaṃś ca na paśyāmi śokasya tava sambhavam ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—شکُنی نے تم سے یوں کہا: “تمہارا رنگ اُڑ گیا ہے، تم دبلی ہرن کی مانند ہو گئے ہو۔ میں سوچتا ہوں، مگر تمہارے غم کا کوئی سبب نظر نہیں آتا۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights attentive counsel: before judging or acting, one should observe another’s condition and inquire into the true cause of distress; outward signs (paleness, emaciation) call for reflection and responsible speech.
In the Sabha Parva setting, Vaiśampāyana reports Śakuni addressing a person who appears pale and gaunt like a deer, saying that despite thinking about it he cannot discern the reason for that person’s grief—introducing a moment of inquiry amid courtly tension.