Shloka 2
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
तस्यां दिव्यानभिप्रायान् ददर्श कुरुनन्दन: । न दृष्टपूर्वा ये तेन नगरे नागसाह्दये
tasyāṃ divyān abhiprāyān dadarśa kurunandanaḥ | na dṛṣṭapūrvā ye tena nagare nāgasāhvaye ||
In jener wunderbaren Halle erblickte der Kuru-nandana (Duryodhana) himmlische Wunder und kunstvoll erdachte Anblicke—Dinge, die er in der Stadt Nāgasāhvaya (Hastināpura) noch nie zuvor gesehen hatte.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse hints that extraordinary wealth and spectacle can provoke attachment, pride, and envy; ethical steadiness is tested when one confronts splendor that exceeds one’s prior experience.
Duryodhana, arriving in the extraordinary assembly hall, sees wondrous, seemingly divine sights—unfamiliar marvels he had never encountered in Hastināpura—setting the stage for his growing jealousy and hostility.