Shloka 14
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
त॑ धनौघमपर्यन्तं रत्नसागरमक्षयम् | नादयन् रथघोषेण प्रविवेश पुरोत्तमम्
taṁ dhanaugham aparyantaṁ ratnasāgaram akṣayam | nādayan rathaghoṣeṇa praviveśa purottamam ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Tumpukan kekayaan itu tak bertepi—laksana samudra permata yang tak habis. Sambil membawanya, dan membuat segenap penjuru bergema oleh gemuruh kereta, mereka memasuki kota utama, Indraprastha.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how immense wealth and its public display function as instruments of royal authority and reputation. Ethically, it invites reflection on prosperity as a responsibility of governance—abundance can uphold order when rightly used, but spectacle can also intensify rivalry and attachment.
A vast, seemingly limitless treasure—likened to an inexhaustible ocean of jewels—is being brought into the foremost city, Indraprastha. The arrival is dramatic, with the rumbling noise of chariots echoing through all directions as they enter the city.