Shloka 8

संवरणस्य पतनं, सचिवोपचारः, वसिष्ठस्य सूर्योपगमनम्

Saṃvaraṇa’s Collapse, Ministerial Aid, and Vasiṣṭha’s Approach to Sūrya

Devanagari script

यस्य दुर्योधनो वीर्य चिन्तयन्नमितौजस: । न शेते रजनी: सर्वा दुः:खाच्छकुनिना सह,जिस अमिततेजस्वी वीरके पराक्रमका चिन्तन करके शकुनिसहित दुर्योधनको दुःखके मारे सारी रात नींद नहीं आती थी,

Transliteration

yasya duryodhano vīryaṁ cintayann amitaujasaḥ | na śete rajanīḥ sarvā duḥkhāc chakuninā saha ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Chỉ nghĩ đến uy dũng của vị anh hùng có năng lực vô lượng ấy, Duryodhana cùng với Śakuni đã bị khổ não dày vò đến nỗi suốt đêm không sao chợp mắt.”

Word by Word

यस्यof whom/whose

दुर्योधनःDuryodhana

वीर्यंvalor, prowess

चिन्तयन्thinking/pondering

अमितौजसःof the one of immeasurable might

नnot

शेतेsleeps/lies down

रजनीःnights

सर्वाःall

दुःखात्from/owing to sorrow

शकुनिनाwith Shakuni

सहtogether with

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Duryodhana

Śakuni

A hero of immeasurable energy (amitaujāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Brooding over another’s excellence, especially with envy and fear, destroys inner peace; unethical counsel and fixation on rivalry lead to suffering rather than wise action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira describes Duryodhana’s mental state: he and Śakuni lie awake at night, distressed as they repeatedly contemplate the extraordinary prowess of a rival hero, indicating growing anxiety and hostility.