Shloka 35
द्रौपदी-स्वयंवर-प्रारम्भः
Commencement of Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara
ब्राह्मण उवाच यस्मादभोज्यमन्नं मे ददाति स नृपाधम: । तस्मात् तस्यैव मूढस्य भविष्यत्यत्र लोलुपा,ब्राह्मणने कहा--वह नीच राजा मुझे न खाने-योग्य अन्न दे रहा है, अतः उसी मूर्खकी जिह्ठा ऐसे अन्नके लिये लालायित रहेगी
brāhmaṇa uvāca | yasmād abhojyam annaṁ me dadāti sa nṛpādhamaḥ | tasmāt tasyaiva mūḍhasya bhaviṣyaty atra lolupā ||
Der Brahmane sprach: „Weil jener niederträchtige König mir Speise gibt, die nicht gegessen werden darf, wird darum die Zunge eben dieses Toren, in dieser Sache selbst, gierig nach solcher Speise verlangen.“
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s duty includes righteous giving; offering unfit or improper food is an ethical failure. Such wrongdoing rebounds as a fitting consequence—here, a degrading craving—illustrating karmic retribution and the moral weight of hospitality and purity.
A Brahmin condemns a king for giving him food that should not be eaten. In response, he declares a consequence: the king will develop a greedy craving connected to that very unwholesome food, functioning as a curse-like moral judgment within the story.