Shloka 4
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
शकुनिरुवाच दुर्योधनो महाराज विवर्णो हरिण: कृश: । दीनश्रिन्तापरश्वैव तं विद्धि मनुजाधिप
śakunir uvāca—duryodhano mahārāja vivarṇo hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ | dīnaś cintāparaś caiva taṃ viddhi manu-jādhipa ||
Śakuni nói: “Muôn tâu Đại vương, Duryodhana đã tái nhợt, héo hon như nai; thân thể gầy rộc. Chàng khốn khổ và hoàn toàn chìm trong nỗi lo âu. Hỡi chúa tể loài người, xin hiểu rõ tình trạng của chàng.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner agitation—born of desire, envy, or political anxiety—manifests outwardly as physical decline; it implicitly warns rulers to read such signs carefully and to address the ethical roots of unrest rather than merely its symptoms.
Śakuni reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana has become pale, thin, and miserable, constantly preoccupied with worry, urging the king to recognize the prince’s troubled state.