महाभारत · 2.45.39–40
॥
देवनागरी
वैशंपायन उवाच
एवम् उक्तः शकुनिना राजा दुर्योधनस् तदा ॥
धृतराष्ट्रम् इदं वाक्यम् अपदान्तरम् अब्रवीत् ॥
अयम् उत्सहते राजञ् श्रियम् आहर्तुम् अक्षवित् ॥
द्यूतेन पाण्डुपुत्रस्य तद् अनुज्ञातुम् अर्हसि ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
evam uktaḥ śakuninā rājā duryodhanas tadā ||
dhṛtarāṣṭram idaṃ vākyam apadāntaram abravīt ||
ayam utsahate rājañ śriyam āhartum akṣavit ||
dyūtena pāṇḍuputrasya tad anujñātum arhasi ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
एवम् उक्तः शकुनिनाevam uktaḥ śakunināthus addressed by Shakuni,
राजा दुर्योधनस् तदाrājā duryodhanas tadāking Duryodhana then
धृतराष्ट्रम् इदं वाक्यम्dhṛtarāṣṭram idaṃ vākyamto Dhritarashtra this word
अपद-अन्तरम् अब्रवीत्apada-antaram abravītwithout delay said:
अयम् उत्सहते राजञ्ayam utsahate rājañ"this one, O king, is ready
श्रियम् आहर्तुम् अक्ष-वित्śriyam āhartum akṣa-vitto seize fortune, the dice-expert,
द्यूतेन पाण्डु-पुत्रस्यdyūtena pāṇḍu-putrasyaby gambling, [from] the son of Pandu;
तद् अनुज्ञातुम् अर्हसिtad anujñātum arhasideign to grant leave for that."
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अपदान्तरम्apadāntaramoriginal form "apadāntaram", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अक्षवित्akṣavitoriginal form "akṣavit", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डुपुत्रस्यpāṇḍuputrasyaoriginal form "pāṇḍuputrasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Thus addressed by Shakuni, king Duryodhana at once said this word to Dhritarashtra: "This one, the dice-expert, O king, is ready to seize fortune from the son of Pandu by gambling; grant your leave for it."
संस्करण
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Duryodhana hastens — "without delay" — to seek his father's permission for deceit. It is telling that even an unrighteous deed seeks to sanctify itself with an elder's authority: the son does not dare to gamble without his father's word, as if permission would purify the scheme. The verse teaches that the sinner often craves sanction from above — not to have his deed tested, but to shield it. Yet the permission of the unrighteous does not make wrong right: the weak father's consent will not lift the guilt of a treacherous game. And Duryodhana's haste betrays a fear of delay — lest sober counsel cool the plan. Evil hurries while it is inflamed, for postponement and reflection are the enemies of iniquity.