Shloka 13
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences
सीधुपानेन चाल्पेन तुष्ट्याथ मदनेन च | विलासनैश्व विविधै: प्रेक्षणीयतराभवत्,वह अल्प सुरापानसे, संतोषसे, कामसे और नाना प्रकारकी विलासिताओंसे युक्त होनेके कारण अत्यन्त दर्शनीय हो रही थी
sīdhupānena cālpena tuṣṭyātha madanena ca | vilāsanaiś ca vividhaiḥ prekṣaṇīyatarābhavat ||
قال فيشامبايانا: وبقليلٍ من الشراب الحلو، مع الرضا واهتزازات الشهوة، وبما تزيّنت به من ضروب اللهو والمرح، غدت أشدَّ فتنةً للناظرين. ويُبرز البيت كيف قد يزيد الترف واللذة الحسية من السحر الظاهر، مع تلميحٍ إلى الجذب الملتبس أخلاقيًا للسكر والهوى في سياق الحكاية.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how mild intoxication, contentment, and desire—combined with playful indulgences—can intensify outward attractiveness. Ethically, it gestures to the seductive power of pleasure and intoxication, which may charm the senses while potentially weakening restraint (saṃyama) and discernment.
The narrator describes a woman (implied by the feminine predicates) becoming especially pleasing to look at due to light drinking of sweet liquor and engagement in various amusements, with desire and satisfaction present—an atmosphere of sensual, leisurely enjoyment being depicted.