Shloka 45
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातका गृहमेधिन:
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakā gṛhamedhinaḥ
ទុរយោធនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «មានគ្រួសារបុរសស្នាតកៈ—អ្នកដែលបានបញ្ចប់វេដសិក្សា ហើយត្រឡប់មករស់នៅជាគ្រួសារប្រកបដោយវិន័យ—ចំនួនប្រាំបីម៉ឺនប្រាំបីពាន់»។
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how social respectability (snātakas and gṛhamedhins) and large numbers can be used rhetorically to claim legitimacy; ethically, it invites reflection on the difference between outward markers of dharma (status, ritual completion) and genuine righteousness in intent and action.
Duryodhana is speaking in the Sabha Parva and cites a vast count of disciplined householders—snātakas living the gṛhastha life—as part of a broader argument meant to project strength, support, and prestige.