Shloka 10

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament on Kāla and Daiva after Draupadī’s Recovery (आरण्यक पर्व, अध्याय २५७)

Devanagari script

स्ववीर्यार्जितमर्थौघमवाप्य कुरुसत्तम: । तत्र गच्छन्ति राजानो ब्राह्मणाश्व॒ ततस्तत:,उस दूतने समस्त पाण्डवोंके पास जाकर प्रणाम किया और इस प्रकार कहा --“महाराज! कुरुकुलके श्रेष्ठ पुरुष नृपतिशिरोमणि दुर्योधन अपने पराक्रमसे अतुल धनराशि प्राप्तकर एक यज्ञ कर रहे हैं। उसमें (विभिन्न स्थानोंसे) बहुत-से राजा और ब्राह्मण पधार रहे हैं

Transliteration

svavīryārjitam arthaugham avāpya kurusattamaḥ | tatra gacchanti rājāno brāhmaṇāś ca tataḥ tataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Sau khi thu được một khối của cải mênh mông nhờ chính uy dũng của mình, bậc ưu tú trong dòng Kuru (Duryodhana) đang cử hành lễ tế. Đến nghi lễ ấy, các vua chúa và các bà-la-môn từ nhiều miền khác nhau đều kéo về.

Word by Word

स्ववीर्यby (his) own prowess

अर्जितम्acquired/earned

अर्थौघम्a flood/heap of wealth

अवाप्यhaving obtained

कुरुसत्तमःthe best of the Kurus

तत्रthere

गच्छन्तिgo/are going

राजानःkings

ब्राह्मणाःbrahmins

चand

ततःfrom there/thereafter

ततःfrom various places (lit. from there and there)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kurus

Duryodhana

kings (rājānaḥ)

brāhmaṇas (brāhmaṇāḥ)

yajña (sacrifice/ritual)

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 highlights that wealth gained through personal power can be publicly legitimized through ritual, but such display also functions as social and political messaging—inviting reflection on whether prosperity is used for dharmic generosity or for pride and rivalry.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Duryodhana, having amassed great wealth by his own efforts, is holding a sacrifice, and many kings and brāhmaṇas are coming from different places to attend it.