Shloka 9
आविकं च सुखस्पर्श पार्वतीयैरुपाह्तम् । तदप्यस्मै प्रदास्यामि सहस्राणि दशाष्ट च,मेरे यहाँ पर्वतीयोंसे भेंटमें मिले हुए भेड़के ऊनसे बने हुए (असंख्य) कम्बल हैं, जो स्पर्श करनेपर बड़े मुलायम जान पड़ते हैं; उनमेंसे अठारह हजार कम्बल भी मैं श्रीकृष्णको उपहारमें दूँगा
āvikaṃ ca sukhasparśaṃ pārvatīyair upāhṛtam | tad apy asmai pradāsyāmi sahasrāṇi daśāṣṭa ca ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra dijo: «También le daré mantas de lana, suaves al tacto, traídas como obsequio por los pueblos de las montañas. De ellas, le ofreceré dieciocho mil mantas como presente».
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Material generosity and political gifting cannot substitute for dharma. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s lavish offers show an attempt to manage a moral crisis through wealth and appeasement, while the epic’s ethical pressure points toward justice, rightful restitution, and truthful commitment rather than transactional persuasion.
During Kṛṣṇa’s peace mission in the Udyoga Parva, Dhṛtarāṣṭra enumerates costly gifts he intends to present to Kṛṣṇa. Here he adds soft woollen blankets received from mountain folk, specifying that he will give eighteen thousand of them.