Shloka 32
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
विविशुस्ते5भ्यनुज्ञाता रत्नवन्ति गृहाणि च । ददृशुश्नोपयातांस्तान् दुःशलाप्रमुखा: स्त्रिय:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | viviśus te 'bhyanujñātā ratnavanti gṛhāṇi ca | dadṛśuś copayātāṁs tān duḥśalāpramukhāḥ striyaḥ ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅನುಮತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಅವರು ರತ್ನಾಲಂಕೃತ ಗೃಹಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದರು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದುಃಶಲಾ ಮುಂತಾದ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರು ಅವರು ಬಂದಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಕಂಡರು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer honor and material splendor do not guarantee inner goodwill. The verse subtly contrasts formal hospitality (permission to enter gem-filled residences) with the mixed emotions within the royal household, warning how envy can persist beneath etiquette and threaten dharmic harmony.
The Pāṇḍavas, having been granted permission, enter richly adorned residences. Duḥśalā and other women of the Kaurava household observe their arrival, setting a tone of courtly observation and latent rivalry amid ceremonial welcome.