Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अनुवर्त्स्यति तं चापि धृतराष्ट्र: सुतप्रिय: । भीष्मद्रोणौ च कार्पण्यान्मौख्याद्‌ राधेयसौबलौ,(सात्यकिकी बात सुनकर) द्रपदने कहा--महाबाहो! तुम्हारा कहना ठीक है। इसमें संदेह नहीं कि ऐसा ही होगा; क्योंकि दुर्योधन मधुर व्यवहारसे राज्य नहीं देगा। अपने उस पुत्रके प्रति आसक्त रहनेवाले धृतराष्ट्र भी उसीका अनुसरण करेंगे। भीष्म और द्रोणाचार्य दीनतावश तथा कर्ण और शकुनि मूर्खतावश दुर्योधनका साथ देंगे

Transliteration

anuvartsyati taṃ cāpi dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sutapriyaḥ | bhīṣmadroṇau ca kārpaṇyān maukhyād rādheyasaubalau ||

Translation

德鲁帕陀说道：“持国王因溺爱其子，也必随他而行。毗湿摩与德罗那出于可悲的软弱与无可奈何；迦尔那与沙昆尼出于愚昧，也都会站在都利约陀那一边。”

Word by Word

अनुवर्त्स्यतिwill follow

तम्him

चand

अपिalso/even

धृतराष्ट्रःDhṛtarāṣṭra

सुतप्रियःfond of (his) son

भीष्मद्रोणौBhīṣma and Droṇa

चand

कार्पण्यात्out of wretchedness/pity (i.e., due to weakness)

मौख्यात्out of folly

राधेयसौबलौRādheya (Karna) and Saubala (Śakuni)

Speaker

दुपद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Drupada

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Bhīṣma

Droṇa

Karṇa (Rādheya)

Śakuni (Saubala)

Duryodhana

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 personal attachment (sutapriya), moral frailty (kārpaṇya), and foolish judgment (maukhya) can override discernment and bind even respected elders and heroes to an unrighteous leader, thereby accelerating collective downfall.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Drupada predicts the alignment of key Kuru figures: Dhṛtarāṣṭra will follow Duryodhana out of paternal attachment; Bhīṣma and Droṇa will remain with him due to helplessness/compassionate weakness; and Karṇa and Śakuni will support him out of misguided thinking—foreshadowing the consolidation of the Kaurava side.