Shloka 24

दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya

Devanagari script

अमर्षेण तु सम्पूर्णो दहममानो दिवानिशम्‌ । शुचिशुक्रागमे काले शुष्येत्‌ तोयमिवाल्पकम्‌

Transliteration

amarṣeṇa tu sampūrṇo dahamāno divāniśam | śuciśukrāgame kāle śuṣyet toyam ivālpakam ||

Translation

都利约陀那说道：“我满腔怨愤；被妒火昼夜灼烧，我渐渐枯槁——正如一点点水，在明净炽热的时节到来时，很快便干涸。”

Word by Word

• अमर्षेण: with intolerance/resentment
• अमर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सम्पूर्णः: completely filled
• सम्पूर्णः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दहमानः: burning
• दहमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिव् (दिवा)

• निशम्: by night
• निशम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शुचि: in the clear/bright (season)
• शुचि: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुक्रागमे: at the coming of summer/heat (lit. approach of the bright/Śukra)
• शुक्रागमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र + आगम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शुष्येत्: would dry up
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुष्
• Form: Vidhi-lin (optative), Present-system (optative sense), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अल्पकम्: a little (small amount)
• अल्पकम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्पक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unchecked envy (īrṣyā/amarṣa) becomes self-consuming: it does not harm the rival as much as it dries up the one who harbors it, undermining judgment, peace, and dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana confesses his inner torment: seeing the Pandavas’ rise and honor, he is overwhelmed by resentment and feels himself burning constantly, expressed through the simile of a small amount of water evaporating in the hot season.