Shloka 50

अध्याय ८ — शल्यस्य सत्कारः, वरदानं, पाण्डवसमागमश्च (Śalya’s Reception, the Boon, and Meeting the Pāṇḍavas)

Devanagari script

यच्च दु:खं त्वया प्राप्तं द्यूते वै कृष्णया सह । परुषाणि च वाक्यानि सूतपुत्रकृतानि वै

Transliteration

yac ca duḥkhaṁ tvayā prāptaṁ dyūte vai kṛṣṇayā saha | paruṣāṇi ca vākyāni sūtaputrakṛtāni vai ||

Translation

Và nỗi đau mà ngươi đã gánh chịu trong ván xúc xắc—cùng với Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)—và những lời lẽ cay nghiệt đã thốt ra, quả thật, bởi con trai người đánh xe (Karna): tất cả điều ấy đều được nhắc lại.

Word by Word

यत्which/that (thing)

चand

दुःखम्sorrow, suffering

त्वयाby you

प्राप्तम्obtained, met with

द्यूतेin the gambling (match)

वैindeed, surely

कृष्णयाwith Krishnaa (Draupadi)

सहtogether with

परुषाणिharsh (ones)

चand

वाक्यानिwords, statements

सूतपुत्रकृतानिdone/uttered by the charioteer’s son (Karna)

वैindeed, surely

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śalya

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

Sūtaputra (Karṇa)

Dyūta (the dice-game)

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 underscores that wrongdoing is not only in actions like gambling away rights and honor, but also in speech: harsh, humiliating words intensify injustice. Ethical failure in public discourse becomes a lasting moral injury that fuels conflict and demands accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya recalls the suffering caused during the dice-game, especially the shared humiliation of the Pāṇḍavas and Draupadī, and highlights the cruel remarks attributed to Karṇa (called ‘sūtaputra’). The recollection functions as a reminder of past offenses that shape present hostility and the approach to war.