Shloka 47
दशान्यानि सहस््राणि यतीनामूर्थ्वरेतसाम् । भुज्जते रुक्मपात्रीभिय्युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने,इसी प्रकार युधिष्ठिरके महलमें दूसरे दस हजार ऊर्ध्वरेता यति भी सोनेकी थालियोंमें भोजन करते हैं
daśānyāni sahasrāṇi yatīnām ūrdhvaretasām | bhuñjate rukmapātrībhiḥ yudhiṣṭhira-niveśane ||
Duryodhana said: “Another ten thousand ascetics, vowed to lifelong continence, are likewise fed in Yudhiṣṭhira’s residence, taking their meals from golden vessels.” In context, the line stresses the vast scale of Yudhiṣṭhira’s hospitality and public merit, while also hinting at Duryodhana’s competitive gaze, for whom such dharmic prosperity becomes fuel for envy and political strain.
दुर्योधन उवाच
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The verse highlights dharmic kingship expressed through large-scale hospitality and support of ascetics—feeding the disciplined and virtuous is portrayed as a visible sign of merit and righteous prosperity, even as it can provoke envy in rivals.
Duryodhana is describing what he observes in Yudhiṣṭhira’s establishment: vast numbers of celibate renunciants are being served food in great splendor, using golden vessels—part of a broader depiction of Yudhiṣṭhira’s wealth, order, and prestige.