Shloka 116
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
तस्योदरे मया दृष्टा: सर्वे रत्नविभूषिता: । सिंहान् व्याप्रान् वराहांश्न॒ पश्यामि मनुजाधिप
tasya udare mayā dṛṣṭāḥ sarve ratna-vibhūṣitāḥ | siṁhān vyāghrān varāhāṁś ca paśyāmi manujādhipa ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Dans le ventre de cet enfant, je vis toute chose parée de joyaux. Ô seigneur des hommes, tandis que je m’y déplaçais, j’aperçus aussi des lions, des tigres et des sangliers.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring idea that reality can contain vast, even cosmic, dimensions hidden within what seems small—inviting humility and reverence toward the mysterious order of the world.
The narrator reports a wondrous vision experienced while moving within a miraculous child’s belly: everything appears jewel-adorned, and even wild animals like lions, tigers, and boars are seen there, continuing the description of an inner world resembling the outer cosmos.