Shloka 436
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
विसृज्यमान चान्यत्र पुण्याहस्वन एव च । युधिष्ठिरके यज्ञमें कहीं कच्चा अन्न तौला जा रहा था, कहीं पक रहा था, कहीं परोसा जाता था और वहीं ब्राह्मणोंके पुण्याहवाचनकी ध्वनि सुनायी पड़ती थी
visṛjyamānaṃ cānyatra puṇyāhasvana eva ca |
وصفَ دُريودَهَنَةُ صخبَ دارِ القُربانِ ليودهيشثيرا: ففي موضعٍ كانت المؤن تُكال وتُقسَّم، وفي موضعٍ آخر كان الطعام يُطبَخ، وفي موضعٍ ثالث كان يُقدَّم ويُخدَم؛ وعلى الدوام كان يُسمَع الصوتُ المباركُ للبراهمة وهم يتلون بركات «بونيَاهَ» (puṇyāha).
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous kingship is shown through orderly hospitality, sanctioned ritual, and generous distribution; such visible dharmic prosperity can provoke envy in those driven by pride, illustrating how inner disposition shapes one’s response to others’ merit.
Duryodhana is observing and reporting the activity at Yudhiṣṭhira’s sacrificial venue—provisions being dispensed, food being cooked and served, and Brahmins chanting auspicious puṇyāha recitations—highlighting the grandeur and legitimacy of Yudhiṣṭhira’s rite.