Shloka 27

जतुगृहदाहः — The Burning of the Lac House and the Pāṇḍavas’ Concealed Escape

Devanagari script

द्विधा रंग: समभवत्‌ स्त्रीणां द्वैधमजायत । कुन्तिभोजसुता मोहं विज्ञातार्था जगाम ह,रंगभूमिके पुरुषों और स्त्रियोंमें भी कर्ण और अर्जुनको लेकर दो दल हो गये। कुन्तिभोजकुमारी कुन्तीदेवी वास्तविक रहस्यको जानती थीं (कि ये दोनों मेरे ही पुत्र हैं), अतः चिन्ताके कारण उन्हें मूर्च्छा आ गयी

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca |

Dvidhā raṅgaḥ samabhavat strīṇāṃ dvaidham ajāyata |

Kuntībhojasutā mohaṃ vijñātārthā jagāma ha ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：竞技场分成了两派，连妇女们之间也出现了意见的分裂。昆蒂——昆提婆阇之女——洞悉眼前事态的真实含义，因迷惘与内心激荡而昏厥倒地。

Word by Word

द्विधाin two ways; into two parts

रङ्गःthe arena; the assembly (in the arena)

समभवत्became; came to be

स्त्रीणाम्of the women

द्वैधम्division; split into two (factions)

अजायतarose; was born; came about

कुन्तिभोजसुताKuntibhoja's daughter (Kunti)

मोहम्delusion; swoon; faintness

विज्ञात-अर्थाhaving known (the) meaning/fact; knowing the truth

जगामwent; fell into (a state)

हindeed; surely

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

raṅga (arena)

striyaḥ (women)

Kuntī

Kuntībhoja

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 how public rivalry can fracture communities instantly, while hidden truths create intense private suffering. It points to the ethical weight of concealed identity and the emotional cost borne by those who know the truth but cannot reveal it.

What is happening in the narrative?

During a public event in the arena, spectators split into opposing camps. Kuntī, recognizing the deeper truth behind the confrontation (the real relationship involved), is overwhelmed and collapses into a swoon.