Mahabharata · 1.192.9–10
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ दुर्योधनो राजा विमना भ्रातृभिः सह ॥
अश्वत्थाम्ना मातुलेन कर्णेन च कृपेण च ॥
विनिवृत्तो वृतं दृष्ट्वा द्रौपद्या श्वेतवाहनम् ॥
तं तु दुःशासनो व्रीडन् मन्दं मन्दम् इवाब्रवीत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
atha duryodhano rājā vimanā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha ||
aśvatthāmnā mātulena karṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca ||
vinivṛtto vṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā draupadyā śvetavāhanam ||
taṃ tu duḥśāsano vrīḍan mandaṃ mandam ivābravīt ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अथ दुर्योधनः राजा विमनाः भ्रातृभिः सहatha duryodhanaḥ rājā vimanāḥ bhrātṛbhiḥ sahaThen prince Duryodhana, dejected, together with his brothers,
अश्वत्थाम्ना मातुलेन कर्णेन च कृपेण चaśvatthāmnā mātulena karṇena ca kṛpeṇa cawith Ashvatthaman, his uncle Shakuni, Karna, and Kripa,
विनिवृत्तः वृतं दृष्ट्वा द्रौपद्या श्वेतवाहनम्vinivṛttaḥ vṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā draupadyā śvetavāhanamturned back home, having seen that Draupadi had chosen the white-horsed one [Arjuna];
तं तु दुःशासनः व्रीडन् मन्दं मन्दम् इव अब्रवीत्taṃ tu duḥśāsanaḥ vrīḍan mandaṃ mandam iva abravītand to him Duhshasana, ashamed, said very softly:
दुर्योधनोduryodhanooriginal form "duryodhano", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विमनाvimanāoriginal form "vimanā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनिवृत्तोvinivṛttooriginal form "vinivṛtto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दुःशासनोduḥśāsanooriginal form "duḥśāsano", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इवाब्रवीत्ivābravītoriginal form "ivābravīt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then prince Duryodhana, dejected, together with his brothers, with Ashvatthaman, his uncle Shakuni, Karna, and Kripa, turned back home, having seen that Draupadi had chosen the white-horsed Arjuna; and to him Duhshasana, ashamed, said very softly..."
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Here envy returns disgraced. It is telling that Duryodhana and his companions depart "dejected": another's happiness burns the envious as if it were their own misfortune. Herein lies a lesson: an evil will torments itself, unable to bear the well-being of its neighbor. Thus scripture reveals the torment of envy; and Duhshasana's shame betrays the bitterness of defeat.