Shloka 16
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reception Plan for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa): Gifts, Procession, and Protocol
विशेषतश्च वासार्थ सभां ग्रामे वृकस्थले । विदधे कौरवो राजा बहुरत्नां मनोरमाम्,विशेषतः वृकस्थल नामक ग्राममें निवास करनेके लिये कुरुराज दुर्योधनने जो विश्रामस्थान बनवाया था, वह बड़ा मनोरम तथा प्रचुर रत्नराशिसे सम्पन्न था
viśeṣataś ca vāsārthaṃ sabhāṃ grāme vṛkasthale | vidadhe kauravo rājā bahuratnāṃ manoramām ||
ဝိုင်သမ္ပာယနက ပြောသည်—အထူးသဖြင့် နေထိုင်ရန်အတွက် ကౌရဝဘုရင်သည် ဝೃကသ္ထလ ဟုခေါ်သော ရွာ၌ အလွန်လှပ၍ ရတနာများစွာဖြင့် တင့်တယ်သော စည်းဝေးခန်းတစ်ခုကို ဆောက်လုပ်စေ하였다။
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how rulers project authority through grand constructions and wealth. In the ethical frame of the Mahābhārata, such splendor can signal political ambition and attachment, inviting reflection on whether power is being used in service of dharma or merely for display and dominance.
Vaiśampāyana describes a specific royal arrangement: the Kaurava king (understood as Duryodhana) has a beautiful, jewel-rich hall/residence prepared at the village of Vṛkasthala, indicating organized preparations and the assertion of royal presence in the lead-up to major events.