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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.68.2

कौरवा: कुपिता ऊचुर्दुर्विनीतोऽयमर्भक: । कदर्थीकृत्य न: कन्यामकामामहरद् बलात् ॥ २ ॥
kauravāḥ kupitā ūcur
[kauravaah kupitaa oochur]
durvinīto ’yam arbhakaḥ
[durvineeto ’yam arbhakah]
kadarthī-kṛtya naḥ kanyām
[kadarthee-kritya nah kanyaam]
akāmām aharad balāt
[akaamaam aharad balaat]
Word-for-word
kauravāḥ — the Kurus kupitāḥ — angered ūcuḥ — said durvinītaḥ — ill-behaved ayam — this arbhakaḥ — boy kadarthī - kṛtya — insulting naḥ — us kanyām — the maiden akāmām — unwilling aharat — has taken balāt — by force .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kauravāḥ kupitā ūcur
kauravāḥ
the Kurus
kupitāḥ
angered
ūcuḥ
said
durvinīto ’yam arbhakaḥ
durvinītaḥ
ill-behaved
ayam
this
arbhakaḥ
boy
kadarthī-kṛtya naḥ kanyām
kadarthī - kṛtya
insulting
naḥ
us
kanyām
the maiden
akāmām aharad balāt
akāmām
unwilling
aharat
has taken
balāt
by force .
Important Words
  • kauravāḥ — the Kurus
    The collective name for Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons and the wider Kuru party. Throughout the Mahābhārata they oppose the Pāṇḍavas, friends of Kṛṣṇa — this episode foreshadows that larger fracture.
  • durvinītaḥ — ill-behaved, untrained
    Literally 'badly disciplined.' The Kurus apply the word to Sāmba while themselves displaying the deeper durvinīta — disrespect to a son of Bhagavān.
  • arbhakaḥ — boy, child
    Dismissive — they see only youth, not lineage. Soon Balarāma will remind them that this 'child' is the son of acintya Kṛṣṇa.
  • akāmām — unwilling
    The Kurus' charge. But Lakṣmaṇā herself had inwardly chosen Sāmba — the svayaṁvara was her chance to declare him. The 'unwilling' is the Kuru frame, not Lakṣmaṇā's heart.
  • balāt — by force
    The same accusation Śiśupāla's faction hurled at Kṛṣṇa over Rukmiṇī. Force is needed precisely because the bride's family obstructs her chosen mate.
The angry Kurus said: This ill-behaved boy has offended us, forcibly kidnapping our unmarried daughter against her will.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The angry Kurus said: This ill-behaved boy has offended us, forcibly kidnapping our unmarried daughter against her will.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Duryodhana and others, called Sāmba a child since he was disrespectful and proud. Or they insulted him by calling him a boy protected by his father since he has insulted them and also had taken her against her will.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Duryodhana and others, called Sāmba untrained (durvinītaḥ) because he was a child. Or even though he was a child he was untrained and proud. “Is it not proper for kṣatriya to abduct his bride?” This was done against her will (akāmām).

Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)
Related verses
BG 15.9 BG 9.1 BG 4.8 BG 10.1 BG 18.64 BG 15.7 BG 2.62 BG 3.11 BG 10.4 BG 12.3 BG 15.2 SB 4.29.2 BG 2.21 BG 16.1 BG 9.11 BG 3.30 BG 7.1 BG 2.66
Concepts
Jiva
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
The Kurus saw Sāmba's action as offense, not initiative. Often when someone acts decisively in a way we didn't authorize, we label them rude rather than honest with ourselves about why we're upset.
Reflection Questions
  • When someone takes initiative I didn't expect, do I respond from ego or from truth?
  • Where am I quick to label others 'ill-behaved' when really I'm just unsettled?
Analogy

When a lion's cub plays in a forest the deer call it ill-bred; they do not yet realize the father is watching from the rocks. The Kurus see only an 'ill-behaved boy' and miss whose son stands before them.

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