शकुनिं शम्बरं धृष्टिं भूतसन्तापनं वृकम् कालनाभं महानाभं हरिश्मश्रुमथोत्कचम् तन्मातरं रुषाभानुं दितिं च जननीं गिरा श्लक्ष्णया देशकालज्ञ इदमाह जनेश्वर
śakuniṁ śambaraṁ dhṛṣṭiṁ bhūtasantāpanaṁ vṛkam kālanābhaṁ mahānābhaṁ hariśmaśrum athotkacam tan-mātaraṁ ruṣābhānuṁ ditiṁ ca jananīṁ girā ślakṣṇayā deśa-kāla-jña idam āha janeśvara
Synonyms
śakunim—Śakuni; śambaram—Śambara; dhṛṣṭim—Dhṛṣṭi; bhūtasantāpanam—Bhūtasantāpana; vṛkam—Vṛka; kālanābham—Kālanābha; mahānābham—Mahānābha; hariśmaśrum—Hariśmaśru; atha—as well as; utkacam—Utkaca; tat-mātaram—their mother; ruṣābhānum—Ruṣābhānu; ditim—Diti; ca—and; jananīm—his own mother; girā—by words; ślakṣṇayā—very sweet; deśa-kāla-jñaḥ—who was expert in understanding the time and situation; idam—this; āha—said; jana-īśvara—O King..
Translation
O King, Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry, but since he was a great politician, he knew how to act according to the time and situation. With sweet words he began pacifying his nephews, whose names were Śakuni, Śambara, Dhṛṣṭi, Bhūtasantāpana, Vṛka, Kālanābha, Mahānābha, Hariśmaśru and Utkaca. He also consoled their mother, his sister-in-law, Ruṣābhānu, as well as his own mother, Diti. He spoke to them all as follows.