Shloka 29

Tilottamā, Sunda–Upasunda, and the Pāṇḍava Samaya (Ādi Parva 204)

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनश्व कर्णश्व शकुनिश्चापि सौबल: । अधर्मयुक्ता दुष्प्रज्ञा बाला मैषां वच: कृथा:,दुर्योधन, कर्ण और सुबलपुत्र शकुनि--ये अधर्मपरायण, खोटी बुद्धिवाले और मूर्ख हैं; अतः इनका कहना न मानिये

Transliteration

duryodhanaś ca karṇaś ca śakuniś cāpi saubalaḥ | adharmayuktā duṣprajñā bālā mā eṣāṃ vacaḥ kṛthāḥ ||

Translation

毗度罗告诫道：“都利约陀那、迦尔纳与苏婆罗之子沙昆尼，皆依附于非正法（adharma），判断乖谬，谋议浅薄；故不可从其言。”

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शकुनिः: Shakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सौबलः: Saubala (son of Subala; epithet of Shakuni)
• सौबलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अधर्मयुक्ताः: associated with unrighteousness
• अधर्मयुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर्मयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दुष्प्रज्ञाः: of bad understanding; ill-advised
• दुष्प्रज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्प्रज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बालाः: foolish/immature
• बालाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• एषाम्: of these (men)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वचः: word/speech/advice
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृथाः: you should do/make (i.e., follow/accept)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Duryodhana
• Karna
• Shakuni
• Subala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Do not accept counsel from those committed to adharma; ethical discernment matters more than status, eloquence, or power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura is cautioning the king (contextually Dhṛtarāṣṭra) against being swayed by the advice of Duryodhana, Karṇa, and Śakuni, portraying them as unrighteous and unreliable guides.