Shloka 12
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 193 — Hastināpura Mantra: Duryodhana’s Proposals to Divide the Pāṇḍavas
ते तत्र वीरा: परमासनेषु सपादपीठेष्वविशड्कमाना: । यथानुपूर्व विविशुर्नराग्रया- स्तथा महार्हेषु न विस्मयन्त:
te tatra vīrāḥ paramāsaneṣu sapādapīṭheṣv aviśaṅkamānāḥ | yathānupūrvaṃ viviśur narāgryās tathā mahārheṣu na vismayantaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「そこにて彼ら勇士――戦士の中の最上者たち――は、ためらいも不安もなく入り、順序に従って、足台を備えた最上の高価な玉座に着いた。驚きの色を見せぬのは、高貴にして節度ある者にふさわしい振る舞いであった。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Nobility is shown through restraint and propriety: the eminent do not become dazzled by luxury, and they follow due order and decorum without arrogance or hesitation.
The heroes enter the assembly area and sit on the finest seats with footstools, taking their places according to proper sequence (seniority/arrangement) and without showing surprise at the grandeur.