梵语IAST释义
ततो विद्वान् विदुरं मन्त्रि-मुख्यम्tato vidvān viduraṃ mantri-mukhyamthen the wise Dhritarashtra, to Vidura, chief of counselors,
उवाच इदं धृतराष्ट्रो नरेन्द्रःuvāca idaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro narendraḥsaid this, the lord of men:
युधिष्ठिरं राज-पुत्रं हि गत्वाyudhiṣṭhiraṃ rāja-putraṃ hi gatvā'having gone to the prince Yudhishthira,
मद्-वाक्येन क्षिप्रम् इह आनयस्वmad-vākyena kṣipram iha ānayasvabring him here quickly by my word;
सभा इयं मे बहु-रत्ना विचित्राsabhā iyaṃ me bahu-ratnā vicitrāthis hall of mine, richly bejeweled, resplendent,
शय्या-आसनैर् उपपन्ना महा-अर्हैःśayyā-āsanair upapannā mahā-arhaiḥfurnished with precious couches and seats,
सा दृश्यतां भ्रातृभिः सार्धम् एत्यsā dṛśyatāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdham etyalet it be seen by him, coming with his brothers;
सुहृद्-द्यूतं वर्तताम् अत्र च इतिsuhṛd-dyūtaṃ vartatām atra ca itiand let a friendly game take place here»."
मन्त्रिमुख्यम्mantrimukhyamoriginal form "mantrimukhyam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उवाचेदंuvācedaṃoriginal form "uvācedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजपुत्रंrājaputraṃoriginal form "rājaputraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मद्वाक्येनmadvākyenaoriginal form "madvākyena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इहानयस्वihānayasvaoriginal form "ihānayasva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सभेयंsabheyaṃoriginal form "sabheyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बहुरत्नाbahuratnāoriginal form "bahuratnā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शय्यासनैर्śayyāsanairoriginal form "śayyāsanair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महार्हैःmahārhaiḥoriginal form "mahārhaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुहृद्द्यूतंsuhṛddyūtaṃoriginal form "suhṛddyūtaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेतिcetioriginal form "ceti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
The design is clothed in the word "friendly game" — a mask of goodwill on the face of treachery. It is telling that the invitation comes not from Duryodhana but from the father, the king: the name of an elder and the word "friendship" are meant to lull the caution of the one summoned. The verse teaches how dangerous are the traps set under the guise of good: the gentler the call, the more cunning the design may be. And Yudhishthira is drawn not by threat but by hospitality — his own trust is turned against his very honor. Whoever conceals a trap behind the name of friendship is doubly guilty: he destroys not only the victim but the very sanctity of the word of friendship. This invitation is a kiss followed by a knife.