Shloka 33
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
याज्ञसेन्या: परामृद्धि दृष्टवा प्रजवयलितामिव । स्नुषास्ता धृतराष्ट्रस्य नातिप्रमनसो5भवन्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | yājñasenyāḥ parāmṛddhiṃ dṛṣṭvā prajvalitām iva | snuṣās tā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya nātipramanaso 'bhavan ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—याज्ञसेनी (द्रौपदी) की प्रज्वलित अग्नि-सी अनुपम समृद्धि देखकर धृतराष्ट्र की वे पुत्रवधुएँ अधिक प्रसन्न न हुईं।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical fault: envy. When another’s prosperity shines, a dharmic response is respect and goodwill; the failure to rejoice reveals inner insecurity and rivalry, which later fuels conflict in the Kuru household.
As Draupadī’s exceptional splendor and fortune are observed, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s daughters-in-law (the Kaurava women) react without genuine happiness, indicating tension and resentment within the palace.