Shloka 203

Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira

Sabhā-parva 51

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा प्रवेशं प्राप्तास्ते युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने । उनकी लंबाई

Transliteration

dattvā praveśaṁ prāptās te yudhiṣṭhira-niveśane |

Translation

উপহার নিবেদন করে তারা প্রবেশাধিকার লাভ করে যুধিষ্ঠিরের নিবাসে (যজ্ঞমণ্ডপে) প্রবেশ করল।

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (√दा)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• प्रवेशम्: entry, admission
• प्रवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्र + विश्)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्राप्ताः: having reached / arrived
• प्राप्ताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्त (प्र + आप्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• ते: they, those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• युधिष्ठिर-निवेशने: in Yudhiṣṭhira's residence
• युधिष्ठिर-निवेशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर + निवेशन्/निवेशन
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Yudhiṣṭhira’s residence / yajña-maṇḍapa (sacrificial pavilion)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects the dharmic protocol of kingship: offerings and tribute precede formal admission, emphasizing order, respect, and the public acknowledgment of sovereignty within a ritual setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

During Yudhiṣṭhira’s great royal rite and assembly, visiting rulers present gifts and then are granted entry into his residence/ritual pavilion; Duryodhana is describing this procession and protocol.