Shloka 5
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 58 — Saṃjaya’s Audience and Kṛṣṇa’s Deterrent Counsel (संजय-प्रवेशः कृष्णवाक्यं च)
उभौ मध्वासवक्षीबावुभौ चन्दनरूषितौ | स्रग्विणौ वरवस्त्रौ तौ दिव्याभरणभूषितौ
sañjaya uvāca | ubhau madhvāsavakṣībāvu bhau candanarūṣitau | sragviṇau varavastrau tau divyābharaṇabhūṣitau ||
サンジャヤは言った。「二人は甘き蜜酒と酒を飲み、歓喜に酔いしれていた。身には白檀の香膏が塗られ、麗しき衣と花鬘をまとい、天界のごとく輝く宝飾で飾られていた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse paints a deliberate contrast: outward splendor and intoxicated pleasure can coexist with, and even obscure, the seriousness of impending ethical and political choices. It invites reflection on how indulgence and display may dull discernment (viveka) when dharma-demanding decisions are near.
Sañjaya describes two companions (friends) in a festive, luxurious state—drinking sweet liquor, anointed with sandal paste, wearing garlands and fine clothes, and decorated with ornaments—setting a courtly mood within the Udyoga Parva’s broader context of negotiations and preparations leading toward war.