Shloka 26
Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira
Sabhā-parva 51
प्रमाणरागस्पर्शाब्यं बाह्लीचीनसमुद्धवम् । ऑऔर्ण च राड़कवं चैव कीटजं पट्टजं तथा
pramāṇarāgasparśābhyāṃ bāhlīcīnasamudbhavam | aurṇaṃ ca rāḍakavaṃ caiva kīṭajaṃ paṭṭajaṃ tathā
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「さらに、寸法・染め・手触りに秀でた織物と衣—バーフリーカと中国の産—がある。毛織物、ラーダカヴァと呼ばれる精緻な布、虫より生ずる絹、そしてパッタ（絹布）もまた。」
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how fascination with luxury and imported prestige goods can become a marker of power and status in the court, feeding attachment and rivalry—conditions that, in the Sabha Parva’s ethical landscape, contribute to adharma and the unraveling of restraint.
Duryodhana is listing valuable textiles—woollen cloth, named fine fabrics, and silks (including insect-produced silk)—noting their foreign origin (Bāhlīka and China). The line functions as part of an inventory-like description of wealth and splendor associated with courtly display.