Shloka 47
Jarāsandha–Bhīma Niyuddha-prastāvaḥ
Commencement of the Regulated Duel
एवं च मामुपास्थाय कस्माच्च विधिनाहणाम् | प्रतीतां नानुगृह्नीत कार्य कि वास्मदागमे,“इस प्रकार मेरे यहाँ उपस्थित हो मेरे द्वारा विधिपूर्वक अर्पित की हुई इस पूजाको आपलोग ग्रहण क्यों नहीं करते हैं? फिर मेरे यहाँ आनेका प्रयोजन ही क्या है?”
evaṃ ca mām upāsthāya kasmāc ca vidhinā hānām | pratītāṃ nānugṛhṇīta kāryaṃ kiṃ vās madāgame ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Después de venir y presentarse ante mí de este modo, ¿por qué no aceptáis el homenaje que os he ofrecido conforme al rito debido? Si no vais a recibirlo, ¿qué propósito tiene entonces vuestra venida a mi casa?»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharma of hospitality and mutual respect: when honor is offered according to proper rites, refusing it without cause undermines social and ethical order and renders the visit purposeless.
A host (as narrated by Vaiśaṃpāyana) questions visiting parties who have approached him but decline the formal worship/ सम्मान he has prepared and offered; he challenges their refusal and asks why they came if they will not accept customary reception.