Shloka 31
Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)
जनमेजय! तदनन्तर दुर्योधनने गंगातटपर जल-विहारके लिये ऊनी और सूती कपड़ोंके विचित्र एवं विशाल गृह तैयार कराये
Janamejaya! tadanantara Duryodhanena Gaṅgā-taṭe jala-vihārāya ūṇī-sūtī-vastraiḥ vicitraṃ ca viśālaṃ ca gṛhaṃ nirmāpayām āsa.
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— হে জনমেজয়! তাৰ পাছত দুৰ্যোধনে গঙ্গাতীৰত জলবিহাৰৰ বাবে উল আৰু সুতিৰ বস্ত্ৰেৰে সজ্জিত, বিচিত্ৰ আৰু বিশাল মণ্ডপ (গৃহ) সাজি তুলিবলৈ কৰালে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how indulgence and display of wealth can become tools of status and rivalry; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such outward splendor often precedes inner tensions—envy, competition, and the erosion of restraint (dama).
After a preceding event, Duryodhana arranges a large, ornate structure on the Gaṅgā’s bank for water recreation, outfitted with woollen and cotton textiles—setting the scene for courtly leisure that can also serve as a stage for comparison and contest.