Shloka 29

उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly

Devanagari script

एष दुर्योधनो राजन्‌ यथेच्छति तथास्तु तत्‌

Transliteration

eṣa duryodhano rājan yathecchati tathāstu tat

Translation

اے بادشاہ، یہ ہے دُریودھن؛ جیسا وہ چاہتا ہے ویسا ہی ہو۔

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथा: as, in whatever way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• इच्छति: wishes, desires
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: so, thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अस्तु: let it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Duryodhana
• King (rājan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of yielding to an unrighteous will: when a powerful person’s desire is indulged without restraint or counsel, it can normalize adharma and accelerate collective harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses the king and points to Duryodhana, indicating that the situation is being allowed to proceed according to Duryodhana’s wish—an ominous narrative signal that his chosen course is being permitted to shape the unfolding crisis.