Shloka 45
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
रूपलावण्ययुक्ताभियुवतीभिरलंकृतम् । गृहं चान्त:पुरं सुभ्रु क्रीडारतिविराजितम् । तत् सर्व त्वां समुद्दिश्य सहसाहमुपागत:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | rūpa-lāvaṇya-yuktābhiḥ yuvatībhiḥ alaṅkṛtam | gṛhaṃ ca antaḥpuraṃ subhru krīḍā-rati-virājitam | tat sarvaṃ tvāṃ samuddiśya sahasāham upāgataḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「おお、美しき眉の女よ。私はすべてを汝に捧げ、ただちに汝のもとへ来た—我が家と奥の御殿は、容姿と艶やかさを備えた若き女たちに飾られ、遊興と歓楽によって燦然としている。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly contrasts dharma with desire-driven persuasion: lavish offerings and sensual display are presented as means to obtain favor, prompting reflection on whether wealth and pleasure can ethically substitute for genuine consent, restraint, and right conduct.
A speaker (within Vaiśampāyana’s narration) declares that he has come quickly to a woman addressed as “subhru,” dedicating to her his splendid house and inner quarters, described as richly adorned and filled with youthful, beautiful attendants and pleasures.