Shloka 22

Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च बहवो गणा दिग्भ्य: समागता: । अन्यैश्नोपाह्तान्यत्र रत्नानीह महात्मभि:,ये तथा और भी बहुत-से भूपालगण अनेक दिशाओंसे भेंट लेकर आये थे। दूसरे-दूसरे महामना नरेशोंने भी वहाँ रत्नोंकी भेंट अर्पित की थी

Transliteration

ete cānye ca bahavo gaṇā digbhyaḥ samāgatāḥ | anyaiś copāhṛtāny atra ratnānīha mahātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

„Und diese, wie auch viele andere Scharen, sind aus allen Himmelsrichtungen zusammengekommen. Auch kostbare Schätze wurden hier dargebracht, als Gabe von anderen hochgesinnten Königen.“

Word by Word

एतेthese

चand

अन्येothers

चand

बहवःmany

गणाःgroups, hosts

दिग्भ्यःfrom the directions

समागताःassembled, came together

अन्यैःby others

नnot

उपाहृतानिbrought, presented

अत्रhere, in this place

रत्नानिgems, treasures

इहhere

महात्मभिःby great-souled (ones)

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

gaṇāḥ (assemblies/groups of kings)

ratnāni (treasures/jewels)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how royal power is displayed through public assembly and the offering of treasures. Ethically, it points to the allure of wealth and prestige in political life—factors that can intensify envy and rivalry when treated as measures of worth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana is describing the grand gathering: many groups have arrived from all directions, and noble kings have presented valuable gifts/treasures at the venue, underscoring the scale and splendor of the occasion.