Shloka 726

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

जयत:पाण्डवान्‌ दृष्टवा किंस्विद्‌ दुर्योधनो<ब्रवीत्‌ । द्वैरथयुद्धमें सव्यसाची अर्जुनके हाथसे कर्णको मारा गया सुनकर और पाण्डवोंकी विजय होती देखकर दुर्योधनने क्या कहा था?

Transliteration

jayataḥ pāṇḍavān dṛṣṭvā kiṃsvid duryodhano 'bravīt |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Thấy phe Pāṇḍava đang thắng thế, Duryodhana đã nói gì? (Câu hỏi này được đặt ra trong bối cảnh nghe tin Karṇa đã bị Arjuna—cung thủ Savyasācī—giết trong trận đấu xe, và chứng kiến chiến thắng của Pāṇḍava.)

Word by Word

जयतःthe two victorious (ones)

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

किम्what

स्वित्indeed/then (interrogative particle)

दुर्योधनःDuryodhana

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Duryodhana

Arjuna

Karṇa

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?

The verse frames a moral-narrative pivot: when adharma-driven ambition meets the consequences of war, even a powerful king must confront reversal. It highlights how victory and defeat in battle expose the inner state—attachment, pride, and despair—inviting reflection on dharma, responsibility, and the cost of unrighteous conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana introduces the next speech by posing a transition question: after hearing that Karṇa has been slain by Arjuna in a chariot duel and seeing the Pāṇḍavas gaining the upper hand, what words did Duryodhana speak next?