Shloka 11

Dvārakāyāṃ Sāhāyya-vibhāgaḥ (Alliance Allocation at Dvārakā) / उद्योगपर्व अध्याय ७

Devanagari script

तदागमनजं हेतुं पप्रच्छ मधुसूदन: । ततो दुर्योधन: कृष्णमुवाच प्रहसन्निव

Transliteration

tadāgamanajaṃ hetuṃ papraccha madhusūdanaḥ | tato duryodhanaḥ kṛṣṇam uvāca prahasann iva ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) hỏi nguyên do của cuộc đến này. Bấy giờ Duryodhana, như thể nở một nụ cười giễu cợt, lên tiếng thưa với Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• आगमनजम्: arising from the arrival
• आगमनजम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगमनज
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• हेतुम्: cause, reason
• हेतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Krishna)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• प्रहसन्: laughing, smiling
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रहस्
• Form: present active participle (śatṛ), masculine, nominative, singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Duryodhana
• Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension before conflict: a righteous inquiry into motives (Krishna asking the cause) is met by a tone of pride or derision (Duryodhana speaking with a smile), foreshadowing how arrogance can obstruct dharmic counsel and peaceful resolution.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the narrated scene, Krishna (Madhusudana) asks what prompted the arrival/approach in question; Duryodhana then responds to Krishna, apparently smiling—suggesting confidence, sarcasm, or dismissiveness as the political situation escalates toward war.