Shloka 35
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
Devanagari script
समुद्रसारं वैदूर्य मुक्तासड्घांस्तथैव च
Transliteration
samudrasāraṃ vaidūrya-muktāsaṅghāṃs tathaiva ca
Translation
Juga ada khazanah dari lautan—batu mata kucing (vaidūrya) dan gugusan mutiara.
Word by Word
समुद्रसारम्sea-essence; (i.e., coral)
समुद्रसारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्रसार
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वैदूर्यम्cat's-eye gem (vaidūrya)
वैदूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवैदूर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मुक्ताpearls
मुक्ता:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुक्ता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
सड्घान्clusters/heaps/groups
सड्घान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसङ्घ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तथाthus; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed; just; also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaS
samudra (the ocean/sea)V
vaidūrya (cat’s-eye gem)M
muktā (pearls)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how material abundance and ostentatious display can become instruments of ego and rivalry; ethically, it invites reflection on whether wealth is used in service of dharma or as fuel for pride and domination.
Duryodhana is listing luxurious items—sea-born treasures like cat’s-eye gems and heaps of pearls—as part of a broader description of extraordinary riches being presented or amassed, heightening the atmosphere of competitive grandeur in the royal assembly.