Shloka 10
Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira
Sabhā-parva 51
बलिं च कृत्स्नमादाय भरुकच्छनिवासिन: । उपनिन्युर्महाराज हयान् गान्धारदेशजान्
baliṁ ca kṛtsnam ādāya bharukacchanivāsinaḥ | upaninyur mahārāja hayān gāndhāradeśajān ||
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「大王よ。バルカッチャの民は、あらゆる贈り物と供物からなる貢納のすべてを携えて参り、さらにガンダーラの地で育てられた馬をも献上いたしました。」
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how tribute functions as a moral-political signal in epic society: offerings to the king represent acknowledgment of sovereignty and participation in an ordered realm, while also revealing how power is asserted through ceremonial accumulation of wealth.
In the royal assembly, Duryodhana reports (or points out) that people from Bharukaccha have come with full tribute and have additionally brought many horses from Gandhāra, emphasizing the scale and prestige of the court’s received gifts.