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Shloka 10

Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration

शयनानि महाहाणि योषितश्ष मनोरमा: । गुणवन्ति च वेश्मानि विहाराश्च यथासुखम्‌,बहुमूल्य शय्याएँ, मनको प्रिय लगनेवाली युवतियाँ, सभी ऋतुओंमें लाभदायक भवन और इच्छानुसार सुख देनेवाले विहारस्थान--देवताओंकी भाँति ये सभी वस्तुएँ नि:संदेह तुम्हें वाणीद्वारा कहनेमात्रसे सुलभ हैं। मेरे दुर्धर्ष पुत्र! फिर तुम दीनकी भाँति क्‍यों शोक करते हो?

vaiśampāyana uvāca | śayanāni mahārhāṇi yoṣitaś ca manoramāḥ | guṇavanti ca veśmāni vihārāś ca yathāsukham ||

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Katil-katil yang mahal, wanita-wanita jelita, istana yang serba lengkap, dan taman hiburan yang memberi nikmat menurut kehendak—seperti para dewa, semua ini pasti dalam genggamanmu hanya dengan sepatah perintah. Wahai anakku yang tidak tertandingi, mengapa engkau bersedih seperti orang papa?”

शयनानिbeds, couches
शयनानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशयन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
महाहाणिvery costly/valuable (as an epithet)
महाहाणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाह
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
योषितःwomen
योषितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोषित्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मनोरमाःcharming, delightful
मनोरमाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमनोरम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
गुणवन्तिexcellent, endowed with qualities
गुणवन्ति:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणवत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वेश्मानिmansions, houses
वेश्मानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेश्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
विहाराःpleasure-grounds, resorts
विहाराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यथाas, according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
सुखम्comfort, pleasure
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
beds (śayanāni)
W
women (yoṣitaḥ)
M
mansions/palaces (veśmāni)
P
pleasure-gardens/parks (vihārāḥ)

Educational Q&A

External abundance—luxury, sensual pleasures, and royal comforts—does not automatically remove inner sorrow; the verse implicitly critiques attachment and points to the mismatch between power/wealth and mental contentment.

The speaker lists the readily available royal pleasures and comforts that the addressed prince can obtain by mere command, then rebukes him for grieving as though he were helpless or impoverished.