Shloka 16
अश्मसारमयं भाण्डं शुद्धदन्तत्सरूनसीन् । प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपो दत्त्वा भगदत्तो5व्रजत् तदा,उस समय प्राग्ज्योतिषनरेश भगदत्त हीरे और पद्मराग आदि मणियोंके आभूषण तथा विशुद्ध हाथी-दाँतकी मूँठवाले खड्ग देकर भीतर गये थे
aśmasāramayaṁ bhāṇḍaṁ śuddhadantatsarūnasīn | prāgjyotiṣādhipo dattvā bhagadatto ’vrajat tadā ||
قال دوريودhana: «عندئذٍ قدّم بهاگاداتّا، سيد براغجيوتيشا، إناءً مصنوعًا من حجرٍ صلب، وسيوفًا ذات مقابض من عاجٍ خالص؛ وبعد أن أهدى هذه العطايا، انصرف.»
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal gifts function as instruments of political relationship and reputation: offerings in an assembly are not merely material, but public signals of loyalty, power, and standing within a dharma-governed court.
In the Kuru assembly, Duryodhana recounts the gifts brought by Bhagadatta, ruler of Prāgjyotiṣa—an exceptionally hard stone vessel and swords with pure-ivory hilts—after which Bhagadatta departs, completing his formal presentation.