Shloka 176
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
त्रिंशद्दासीक एकैको यान् बिभर्ति युधिष्ठिर: । राजा युधिष्ठिर अपने घरमें बसनेवाले अट्ठासी हजार स्नातकोंका भरण-पोषण करते हैं। उनमेंसे प्रत्येककी सेवाके लिये तीस-तीस दासियाँ प्रस्तुत रहती हैं
triṁśad dāsīka ekaiko yān bibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
Duryodhana dijo: «Yudhiṣṭhira sostiene a tales hombres de modo que, por cada uno a quien mantiene, se tienen preparadas treinta sirvientas para atenderlo». En el contexto, no es un elogio, sino una comparación punzante destinada a subrayar la extraordinaria prosperidad y largueza de la casa de Yudhiṣṭhira, avivando la envidia de Duryodhana y tensando el contraste moral entre la generosidad fundada en el dharma y los celos corrosivos que conducen al conflicto.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse illustrates how visible prosperity and generous patronage can become an occasion for envy in others; ethically, it warns that jealousy distorts perception and can turn another’s dharmic success into a trigger for hostility.
In the Sabha Parva’s courtly setting, Duryodhana is describing (and implicitly resenting) the scale of Yudhiṣṭhira’s establishment and the lavish service available to those under his care, building the emotional groundwork for later antagonism.