Shloka 6
सभा-पर्व (अध्याय ६०) — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः सभायाम् / Draupadī’s Question in the Assembly
युधिछिर उवाच अयं बहुधनो राजन् सागरावर्तसम्भव: । मणिहरित्तर: श्रीमान् कनकोत्तमभूषण:,युधिष्ठिरने कहा--राजन्! यह समुद्रके आवर्तमें उत्पन्न हुआ कान्तिमान् मणिरत्न बहुत बड़े मूल्यका है। मेरे हारोंमें यह सर्वोत्तम है तथा इसपर उत्तम सुवर्ण जड़ा गया है
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: ayaṃ bahudhanaḥ rājan sāgarāvarta-sambhavaḥ | maṇi-hāritaraḥ śrīmān kanakottama-bhūṣaṇaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: «Ó rei, esta joia radiante —nascida de um redemoinho do oceano— é de valor imenso. É um ornamento esplêndido, engastado com o melhor ouro, e o mais excelente entre os meus colares».
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible royal valuation of wealth: precious objects are acknowledged not merely for luxury but within a courtly-ethical setting where gifts, tribute, and possessions are to be handled with discernment and propriety.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king and describes a highly valuable, radiant jewel said to have originated from an ocean whirlpool, praising it as the finest among his necklaces and noting its superior gold setting.