Shloka 32
Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira
Sabhā-parva 51
आसनानि महाहाणि यानानि शयनानि च । मणिकाउ्चनचित्राणि गजदन्तमयानि च
āsanāni mahārhāṇi yānāni śayanāni ca | maṇikāñcanacitrāṇi gajadantamayāni ca ||
ദുര്യോധനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അത്യന്തം വിലയേറിയ ആസനങ്ങളും വാഹനങ്ങളും ശയനങ്ങളും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു—ചിലത് മണിയും സ്വർണ്ണവും ചേർത്ത് വിചിത്രമായി അലങ്കരിച്ചവ, ചിലത് ഗജദന്തത്തിൽ നിർമ്മിച്ചവ.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Material prosperity and ceremonial grandeur are ethically neutral; their moral impact depends on the observer’s disposition. In the Rājasūya context, gifts should affirm rightful order and alliance, but Duryodhana’s fixation on opulence becomes a doorway to envy, which later drives adharma.
During Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya-related assembly, kings bring lavish tribute. Duryodhana, observing the extraordinary wealth—precious seats, vehicles, and ivory-and-gold ornamented beds—describes these items as part of the spectacle that intensifies his resentment.