Shloka 15
Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira
Sabhā-parva 51
आजानेयान् हयाज्छीघ्रानादायानिलरंहस: । बलिं च कृत्स्नमादाय द्वारि तिष्ठति वारित:
ājāneyān hayāc chīghrān ādāyānila-raṁhasaḥ | baliṁ ca kṛtsnam ādāya dvāri tiṣṭhati vāritaḥ ||
قال دوريودhana: «لقد جاء بخيول أجانِيَة سريعة، كأنها الريح، وحمل جزية كاملة من الهدايا؛ ومع ذلك فهو قائم عند باب القصر، ممنوعٌ من الدخول.»
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal order and protocol regulate access even for powerful visitors bearing tribute; it reflects the ethical-political idea that sovereignty is displayed not only through wealth and gifts but through controlled entry, hierarchy, and public recognition.
Duryodhana reports that a visitor has arrived with wind-swift, well-bred horses and a full tribute offering, but is standing at the palace gate because he has been stopped from entering—suggesting crowding and the intense influx of dignitaries at the assembly.