Shloka 3
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
स कदाचित् सभामध्ये धार्तराष्ट्री महीपति: । स्फाटिकं स्थलमासाद्य जलमित्यभिशड्कया
sa kadācit sabhāmadhye dhārtarāṣṭrī mahīpatiḥ | sphāṭikaṃ sthalam āsādya jalam ity abhiśaṅkayā |
ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಸಭಾಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ರಾಜ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನು ಸ್ಫಟಿಕದಿಂದ ಹಾಸಿದ ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿ, ಅದನ್ನು ನೀರೆಂದು ಭ್ರಮಿಸಿ ಸಂಶಯದಿಂದ ತನ್ನ ವಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ಎತ್ತಿದನು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A moment of misperception becomes morally significant when pride turns embarrassment into resentment. The episode illustrates how moha (delusion) and māna (conceit) can distort judgment and plant the seeds of adharma-driven hostility.
Duryodhana, walking in the splendid assembly hall, reaches a crystal-paved area and mistakes it for water. Thinking he might step into water, he lifts his garment—only to realize it is solid ground—resulting in humiliation within the courtly setting.