Shloka 2
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
सो$5भिपत्य तदध्वानमासाद्य नृपते: पुरम् प्रविवेश महाबुद्धि: पूज्यमानो द्विजातिभि:
so 'bhipatya tad-adhvānam āsādya nṛpateḥ puram | praviveśa mahābuddhiḥ pūjyamāno dvijātibhiḥ ||
قال فَيْشَمْبَايَنَا: وبعد أن قطع الطريق مسرعًا وبلغ مدينة الملك، دخل فيدورا، ذو العقل الراجح، العاصمةَ مُكرَّمًا، وقد استقبله ذوو «الولادتين» بإجلال.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that wisdom and righteous conduct (as embodied by Vidura) command spontaneous honor from the learned; social reverence is portrayed as properly directed toward ethical intelligence rather than mere power.
Vidura hastens along the road, reaches King Yudhiṣṭhira’s city, and enters the capital while being respectfully welcomed by the dvijas (twice-born), indicating his recognized stature as a wise and honorable counselor.