Shloka 756
Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality
वासांसि च महाहाणि म्णी श्रैव महाधनान् । तथा उन्होंने नाना प्रकारके रत्न, चन्दन, अगुरुके काष्ठ, दिव्य आभूषण, बहुमूल्य वस्त्र और विशेष मूल्यवान् मणि-रत्न भी उसके साथ भिजवाये
vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi maṇīś caiva mahādhanān | tathā nānāprakārāṇi ratnāni candanaṃ aguru-kāṣṭhaṃ divyābharaṇāni bahumūlyāni vastrāṇi viśeṣa-mūlyavān maṇi-ratnāni ca tasya saha bhijavāyām āsuḥ |
Vaiśampāyana dijo: También enviaron con él vestiduras de altísimo precio y gemas de valor extraordinario. Además, despacharon muchas clases de joyas, sándalo, madera fragante de agaru, ornamentos de brillo casi divino, tejidos costosos y, en especial, tesoros de gemas muy preciadas—una ostentación de riqueza y honor que enmarca la política cortesana de la Sabha, donde los dones y el esplendor se emplean para afirmar rango e influencia.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how material gifts—garments, gems, fragrances, and ornaments—function as instruments of honor and political messaging in royal society; ethical reflection lies in recognizing that external splendor can be used to bind alliances, display power, or mask deeper intentions.
A party arranges and dispatches an impressive set of luxury items—precious clothes, gems, jewels, sandalwood, agaru-wood, and ornaments—sending them along with someone as part of a formal courtly exchange in the Sabha Parva setting.