Mahabharata · 1.200.18–19
॥
Devanāgarī
सुन्दोपसुन्दाव् असुरौ भ्रातरौ सहिताव् उभौ ॥
आस्ताम् अवध्याव् अन्येषां त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतौ ॥
एकराज्याव् एकगृहाव् एकशय्यासनाशनौ ॥
तिलोत्तमायास् तौ हेतोर् अन्योन्यम् अभिजघ्नतुः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sundopasundāv asurau bhrātarau sahitāv ubhau ||
āstām avadhyāv anyeṣāṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutau ||
ekarājyāv ekagṛhāv ekaśayyāsanāśanau ||
tilottamāyās tau hetor anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सुन्दोपसुन्दौ असुरौ भ्रातरौ सहितौ उभौsundopasundau asurau bhrātarau sahitau ubhauthe asuras Sunda and Upasunda, two brothers, both inseparable,
आस्ताम् अवध्यौ अन्येषां त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतौāstām avadhyau anyeṣāṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutauwere invulnerable to others, renowned in the three worlds;
एकराज्यौ एकगृहौ एकशय्यासनाशनौekarājyau ekagṛhau ekaśayyāsanāśanau[they had] one kingdom, one house, one bed, seat, and food,
तिलोत्तमायाः तौ हेतोः अन्योन्यम् अभिजघ्नतुःtilottamāyāḥ tau hetoḥ anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ[but] because of Tilottama they killed each other;
सुन्दोपसुन्दाव्sundopasundāvoriginal form «sundopasundāv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहिताव्sahitāvoriginal form «sahitāv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवध्याव्avadhyāvoriginal form «avadhyāv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एकराज्याव्ekarājyāvoriginal form «ekarājyāv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एकगृहाव्ekagṛhāvoriginal form «ekagṛhāv», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तिलोत्तमायास्tilottamāyāsoriginal form «tilottamāyās», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हेतोर्hetororiginal form «hetor», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"The asuras Sunda and Upasunda, two brothers, both inseparable, were invulnerable to others, renowned in the three worlds; one kingdom, one house, one bed, seat, and food were theirs -- but because of Tilottama they killed each other."
Version
661f4a72bc14 · published Jul 12, 2026, 5:54:01 PM UTC
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Here is a fearsome example: those unconquerable from without were destroyed by discord from within. It is telling that brothers whom no one could overcome were ruined by passion for a single woman: inner discord is more terrible than an outer enemy. In this lies a lesson: desire, invading a brotherhood, destroys even what is unbreakable. Thus the scripture shows the lesson of Sunda and Upasunda; and Narada sets it forth as a warning to the Pandavas.