Shloka 25

Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration

Devanagari script

कमण्डलूनुपादाय जातरूपमयाउ्छुभान्‌ । एतद्‌ धनं समादाय प्रवेशं लेभिरे न च

Transliteration

kamaṇḍalūn upādāya jātarūpamayāñ śubhān | etad dhanaṃ samādāya praveśaṃ lebhire na ca ||

Translation

Duryodhana nói: “Họ nâng những bình nước thiêng (kamaṇḍalu) cát tường bằng vàng ròng, mang theo số của cải ấy, vậy mà rốt cuộc vẫn không được phép bước vào bên trong.”

Word by Word

• कमण्डलून्: water-pots
• कमण्डलून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उपादाय: having taken up
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• जातरूपमयान्: made of gold
• जातरूपमयान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातरूपमय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शुभान्: auspicious, splendid
• शुभान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनम्: wealth, treasure
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समादाय: having taken/collected
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• प्रवेशम्: entry, admission
• प्रवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लेभिरे: they obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Ātmanepada, Third, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• kamaṇḍalu (water-pot)
• jātarūpa (gold)
• dhana (wealth)
• praveśa (entry/admission)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

External signs of auspiciousness and the mere acquisition of wealth do not secure true acceptance or rightful access; ethical intent and rightful conduct matter more than possessions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana describes a group taking golden water-pots and other wealth, yet failing to gain admission/entry—highlighting frustration and the limits of material power within the royal-court setting.