Shloka 11
Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa
Book 2, Chapter 35
द्रष्टकामा: सभां चैव धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । न कश्चिदाहरत् तत्र सहस्रावरमर्हणम्,धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको और उनकी सभाको देखनेकी इच्छासे आये हुए राजाओंमेंसे कोई भी ऐसा नहीं था, जो एक हजार स्वर्णमुद्राओंसे कम भेंट लाया हो
draṣṭakāmāḥ sabhāṃ caiva dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | na kaścid āharat tatra sahasrāvaram arhaṇam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。王の सभा（集会）と法王ユディシュティラの双方を一目見ようと訪れた諸王は、そこにいる誰一人として千（枚の金貨）に満たぬ価値の供物を携えて来た者がいなかった。これは、ユディシュティラの治世の正しさと威光が広く認められていたことを示し、敬意が寛大で公に責任を負いうる贈り物として表されたのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public honor in a dharmic kingship is expressed through appropriate generosity: the visitors’ minimum offering signifies recognition of Yudhiṣṭhira’s moral authority and the social expectation that respect be shown through worthy gifts.
Kings arrive to see Yudhiṣṭhira and his famed assembly hall; the narration emphasizes the grandeur of the occasion by noting that every visitor brings an honor-gift valued at no less than a thousand (gold coins).