Shloka 8
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
वासांसि च शुभान्यस्मै प्रददू राजशासनात् | तथागतं तु तं दृष्टवा भीमसेनो महाबल:
vāsāṃsi ca śubhāny asmai pradadū rājaśāsanāt | tathāgataṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ |
Sur l’ordre du roi, on lui remit de riches vêtements. Mais lorsque le très puissant Bhīmasena le vit arriver en cet état, son cœur s’en trouva remué.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal authority can confer outward honor (fine garments) while observers may still respond from personal judgment or moral emotion—suggesting a contrast between external protocol and internal ethical perception.
In the royal assembly context, someone is formally honored with fine clothing by the king’s order; immediately after, the narration turns to Bhīma noticing the person’s arrival and becoming emotionally engaged, setting up the next action or confrontation.