Shloka 10
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
चन्दनागुरुकाष्ठानां भारान् कालीयकस्य च । चर्मरत्नसुवर्णानां गन्धानां चैव राशय:
candana-aguru-kāṣṭhānāṁ bhārān kālīyakasya ca | carma-ratna-suvarṇānāṁ gandhānāṁ caiva rāśayaḥ, rājan |
Dijo Duryodhana: «¡Oh rey!, había montones de tributo: cargas de sándalo y de madera de agaru, y también de kālīyaka; además de cantidades de pieles, gemas, oro y sustancias fragantes. Y, sin embargo, esos reyes, que habían venido con tales ofrendas, fueron obligados a permanecer de pie en la puerta, retenidos y deshonrados.»
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how power and wealth should be handled with restraint and respect: obstructing or humiliating rightful guests and tribute-bearers violates proper royal conduct and fuels resentment—an ethical failure that contributes to larger conflict.
Duryodhana reports to the king that many rulers arrived with rich tribute—sandalwood, agaru, kālīyaka, hides, gems, gold, and perfumes—but were stopped at the gate and left standing, implying a breach of courtly etiquette and an affront to those kings.