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Shloka 7

Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration

अयं त्वां शकुनि: प्राह विवर्ण हरिणं कृशम्‌ । चिन्तयंश्व॒ न पश्यामि शोकस्य तव सम्भवम्‌

ayaṃ tvāṃ śakuniḥ prāha vivarṇa hariṇaṃ kṛśam | cintayaṃś ca na paśyāmi śokasya tava sambhavam ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Śakuni đã nói với ngươi như vầy: ‘Ngươi đã trở nên tái nhợt, gầy guộc như một con nai còm. Dẫu ta suy nghĩ mãi, ta vẫn không thấy điều gì có thể là nguyên do nỗi sầu của ngươi.’”

अयम्this (man)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
शकुनिःShakuni
शकुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशकुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राहsaid/spoke
प्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विवर्णम्pale, discolored
विवर्णम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविवर्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हरिणम्deer
हरिणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरिण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृशम्thin, emaciated
कृशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चिन्तयन्thinking, considering
चिन्तयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्तय् (चिन्त् + णिच्)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पश्यामिI see
पश्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
शोकस्यof sorrow
शोकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशोक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तवyour
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
सम्भवम्origin, cause, possibility
सम्भवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसम्भव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Ś
Śakuni

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights attentive counsel: before judging or acting, one should observe another’s condition and inquire into the true cause of distress; outward signs (paleness, emaciation) call for reflection and responsible speech.

In the Sabha Parva setting, Vaiśampāyana reports Śakuni addressing a person who appears pale and gaunt like a deer, saying that despite thinking about it he cannot discern the reason for that person’s grief—introducing a moment of inquiry amid courtly tension.