Shloka 6
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 44 — Post-War Reassignment of Residences and Restorative Consolation (शान्तिपर्व अध्याय ४४)
ततो दुर्योधनगृहं प्रासादैरुपशोभितम् । बहुरत्नसमाकीर्ण दासीदाससमाकुलम्
tato duryodhana-gṛhaṃ prāsādair upaśobhitam | bahu-ratna-samākīrṇaṃ dāsī-dāsa-samākulam ||
ついで一行は、そびえ立つ楼閣に飾られたドゥルヨーダナの邸へと至った。そこは種々の宝蔵に満ち、奉仕に備える男女の僕婢であふれていた。物語の倫理的枠組みにおいて、この場面は、長老と王権の権威のもとで王家の富と特権が移りゆくことを示し、外なる華麗さが、権力を握る者に求められる内なる規律と克己とに緊張をもって対置されることを浮かび上がらせる。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal splendor—palaces, jewels, and attendants—can be amassed and transferred, yet dharma demands that those who receive or govern such resources exercise restraint, responsibility, and right conduct rather than attachment to display.
Vaiśampāyana describes Duryodhana’s richly adorned residence, overflowing with treasures and servants, as the scene shifts to the experience of entering or taking possession of a grand royal dwelling.