Shloka 2
Book 3 (Āraṇyaka-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Alliance Gathering; Arjuna’s Praise of Keśava; Draupadī’s Duḥkha-nivedana; Assurances and Vows
आगच्छेयमहं द्यूतमनाहूतो 5पि कौरवै: । आम्बिकेयेन दुर्धर्ष राज्ञा दुर्योधनेन च । वारयेयमहं द्यूतं बहून् दोषान् प्रदर्शयन्,दुर्जय वीर! अम्बिकानन्दन धृतराष्ट्र, राजा दुर्योधन तथा अन्य कौरवोंके बिना बुलाये भी मैं उस द्यूतसभामें आता और जूएके अनेक दोष दिखाकर उसे रोकनेकी चेष्टा करता
āgaccheyam ahaṃ dyūtam anāhūto 'pi kauravaiḥ | āmbikeyena durdharṣa rājñā duryodhanena ca | vārayeyam ahaṃ dyūtaṃ bahūn doṣān pradarśayan ||
Vāyu dijo: «Aunque los Kauravas no me hubieran llamado, yo habría ido a aquella sala de juego—donde presidía el inconquistable rey Duryodhana, hijo de Ambikā—y habría intentado detener el juego de dados, mostrando sus muchas faltas.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Gambling (dyūta) is portrayed as a serious ethical danger: it undermines self-control, distorts judgment, and leads to social and familial ruin. The verse emphasizes the duty of a well-wisher to intervene and warn against such destructive practices, even without being invited.
Vāyudeva declares that he would have entered the Kauravas’ gambling assembly uninvited and attempted to stop the dice-game by enumerating its many harms, specifically in the context of Duryodhana’s court.