Mahabharata — Sabha Parva, Shloka 8
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
क्रीडतो भोजराजस्य एष रैवतके गिरौ | हत्वा बद्ध्वा च तान् सर्वानुपायात् स्वपुरं पुरा
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: krīḍato bhojarājasya eṣa raivatake girau | hatvā baddhvā ca tān sarvān upāyāt svapuraṃ purā ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Tandis que le roi Bhoja se divertissait sur le mont Raivataka, cet homme s’y rendit ; il tua une partie de ses serviteurs, ligota les autres et les emmena tous dans sa propre cité.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights adharma in political action: using killing and captivity to assert control violates the ethical duties that protect rulers, their attendants, and social order.
While the Bhoja king is enjoying himself on Mount Raivataka, an aggressor arrives, kills some attendants, captures the rest, and takes them all to his own city.