Shloka 21
सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः
वैशग्पायन उवाच इत्येवमुक्ते वचने कृतवैरो दुरात्मवान् | जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! उनके ऐसा कहनेपर वैरी दुरात्मा शकुनिने युधिष्ठिरसे कहा--'लो, यह भी जीत लिया”
vaiśampāyana uvāca | ityevam ukte vacane kṛtavairo durātmavān | jitam ity eva śakunir yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah kata-kata itu diucapkan, Śakuni—yang menyimpan permusuhan dan berhati jahat—berkata kepada Yudhiṣṭhira: “Menang—yang ini pun sudah aku menangi.”
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how apparent “victory” can be morally hollow when achieved through malice and manipulation. It implicitly contrasts dharmic conduct with adharma: triumph claimed by a wicked mind in a rigged contest is ethically corrupt, even if socially acknowledged as a win.
In the dice-game setting of the Sabha Parva, after certain words are spoken (contextually within the escalating wagers), Śakuni—an avowed enemy—coldly tells Yudhiṣṭhira, “This too is won,” marking another step in Yudhiṣṭhira’s losses and Śakuni’s taunting assertion of success.