Shloka 43
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
प्रमीयमाणमामं च पच्यमानं तथैव च
pramīyamāṇam āmaṃ ca pacyamānaṃ tathaiva ca
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಇನ್ನೂ ಕಚ್ಚಾಗಿಯೇ ಇದ್ದು ನಾಶವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದೂ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಬೇಯಲಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದೂ—
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line illustrates how adharma can manifest as a cold, instrumental mindset: comparing a person’s plight to ‘raw’ or ‘cooking’ food reduces moral responsibility and compassion, warning that ethical collapse often begins with dehumanizing metaphors and opportunistic reasoning.
In the royal assembly context, Duryodhana continues a forceful argument using vivid imagery—‘raw’ and ‘being cooked’—to describe a condition or target as something to be handled without pity, reflecting his aggressive stance and the escalating moral tension of the Sabha Parva.