Shloka 4
दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः
Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa
या हि सा दीप्यमानेव पाण्डवानभजत् पुरा । साद्य लक्ष्मीस्त्वया राजन्नवाप्ता भ्रातृभि: सह,“राजन! जो दीप्तिमती श्री पहले पाण्डवोंकी सेवा करती थी, वही आज भाइयोंसहित तुम्हारे अधिकारमें आ गयी है
yā hi sā dīpyamāneva pāṇḍavān abhajat purā | sādyā lakṣmīs tvayā rājann avāptā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു— രാജാവേ! മുൻപ് പാണ്ഡവരെ അനുഗമിച്ചിരുന്ന ആ ദീപ്തിമതിയായ ശ്രീ തന്നെയാണ് ഇന്ന് നിനക്കു—സഹോദരന്മാരോടുകൂടി—ലഭിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the shifting nature of worldly prosperity (lakṣmī): royal fortune is not permanently attached to one party, and its movement serves as a moral reminder that power and success are unstable and should be handled with restraint and dharma.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king, stating that the same radiant prosperity that once favored the Pāṇḍavas has now come under the king’s possession along with his brothers—marking a reversal of fortune between rival parties.