Shloka 39

ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्

Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief

Devanagari script

कर्णार्जुनसहायो5हं जयेयमपि वासवम्‌ | सभायां क्लिश्यमानस्य धार्तराष्ट्रैरुरात्मभि:

Transliteration

karṇārjuna-sahāyo ’haṃ jayeyam api vāsavam | sabhāyāṃ kliśyamānasya dhārtarāṣṭrair urātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

尤提士提罗说道：“若有迦尔那与阿周那为我同盟，我甚至能战胜婆娑婆（因陀罗）。然而在王廷大会之中，我却被持国之子们——性情残酷之人——逼迫受辱。”

Word by Word

• कर्णार्जुनसहायः: one having Karna and Arjuna as helpers/companions
• कर्णार्जुनसहायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णार्जुनसहाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• जयेयम्: may I conquer / I could conquer
• जयेयम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• वासवम्: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सभायाम्: in the assembly hall
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• क्लिश्यमानस्य: of (one) being afflicted/tormented
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्लिश्
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्), middle/passive sense, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्रैः: by the Dhārtarāṣṭras (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• धार्तराष्ट्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उरात्मभिः: by evil-souled (ones)
• उरात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Karna
• Arjuna
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)
• Sabhā (royal assembly)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contrasts capability with conduct: even possessing the strength to defeat mighty foes, a righteous king may endure injustice in the court, highlighting the ethical tension between power, patience, and the demands of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira recalls his suffering in the royal assembly at the hands of the Kauravas, lamenting that despite having formidable allies like Karṇa and Arjuna—enough to challenge even Indra—he was still subjected to humiliation and torment in the court.