Mahabharata · 1.193.8–9
॥
Devanāgarī
अथवा कुशलाः के चिद् उपायनिपुणा नराः ॥
इतरेतरतः पार्थान् भेदयन्त्व् अनुरागतः ॥
व्युत्थापयन्तु वा कृष्णां बहुत्वात् सुकरं हि तत् ॥
अथवा पाण्डवांस् तस्यां भेदयन्तु ततश् च ताम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
athavā kuśalāḥ ke cid upāyanipuṇā narāḥ ||
itaretarataḥ pārthān bhedayantv anurāgataḥ ||
vyutthāpayantu vā kṛṣṇāṃ bahutvāt sukaraṃ hi tat ||
athavā pāṇḍavāṃs tasyāṃ bhedayantu tataś ca tām ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अथवा कुशलाः के चित् उपायनिपुणाः नराःathavā kuśalāḥ ke cit upāyanipuṇāḥ narāḥ"Or let some men, skilled and versed in stratagems,
इतरेतरतः पार्थान् भेदयन्तु अनुरागतःitaretarataḥ pārthān bhedayantu anurāgataḥset the Parthas against one another, [turning them] from mutual love;
व्युत्थापयन्तु वा कृष्णां बहुत्वात् सुकरं हि तत्vyutthāpayantu vā kṛṣṇāṃ bahutvāt sukaraṃ hi tator let them incite Krishna [against them] — given the plurality [of husbands] this is easy —
अथवा पाण्डवान् तस्यां भेदयन्तु ततः च ताम्athavā pāṇḍavān tasyāṃ bhedayantu tataḥ ca tāmor let them turn the Pandavas against her, and then her [against them];
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपायनिपुणाupāyanipuṇāoriginal form "upāyanipuṇā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भेदयन्त्व्bhedayantvoriginal form "bhedayantv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डवांस्pāṇḍavāṃsoriginal form "pāṇḍavāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततश्tataśoriginal form "tataś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Or let some men, skilled and versed in stratagems, set the Parthas against one another, turning them from mutual love; or let them incite Krishna against them — given the plurality of husbands this is easy — or let them turn the Pandavas against her, and then her against them."
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b2d2b954f119 · published Jul 12, 2026, 5:54:01 PM UTC
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Here malice tries to defile even conjugal love. It is telling that Duryodhana imagines the bond of the five as an easy target for discord: an impure mind sees everything as impure and does not believe in purity. Here his blindness is exposed: he does not know that Draupadi is a faithful goddess and the brothers are inseparable, and his schemes will shatter against their purity. Thus the text reveals the futility of a plot against a sacred union; and slander is powerless where true love reigns.