Shloka 16
सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter
ततो दिव्यानि वस्त्राणि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च । क्षौमाजिनानि दिव्यानि तस्य ते प्रददु: करम्
tato divyāni vastrāṇi divyāny ābharaṇāni ca | kṣaumājināni divyāni tasya te pradaduḥ karam ||
Então aqueles porteiros lhe apresentaram, como tributo: vestes celestiais e ornamentos celestiais, bem como linho fino e peles divinas—dádivas de honra, segundo o decoro e o dharma da corte.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights social and royal dharma: honoring a distinguished person through proper reception and gifts. Such protocol is not mere luxury; it signals recognition, legitimacy, and the maintenance of orderly conduct in a king’s assembly.
After a preceding event, the doorkeepers formally present Arjuna with splendid garments, ornaments, linen cloth, and animal-skins, placing them into his hand as a ceremonial act of welcome and respect.