Shloka 5
Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity
दिष्ट्या वर्धसि कौन्तेय साम्राज्य प्राप्य दुर्लभम् | वर्धिता: कुरव: सर्वे त्वया कुरुकुलोद्वह
diṣṭyā vardhasi kaunteya sāmrājyaṁ prāpya durlabham | vardhitāḥ kuravaḥ sarve tvayā kurukulodvaha ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “A fortuna te favorece, ó filho de Kuntī: tendo alcançado a rara dignidade da soberania imperial, continuas a prosperar. Ó sustentáculo da linhagem Kuru, por ti todos os Kurus floresceram.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames successful rule as both rare and ethically weighty: true sovereignty is praised when it results in the flourishing of the whole lineage/community, highlighting the king’s duty to sustain and uplift others (rājadharma).
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports a congratulatory address to Yudhiṣṭhira (Kaunteya), praising him for attaining imperial power and for making all the Kurus prosper, emphasizing his role as the upholder of the Kuru line.