Shloka 6
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 44 — Post-War Reassignment of Residences and Restorative Consolation (शान्तिपर्व अध्याय ४४)
ततो दुर्योधनगृहं प्रासादैरुपशोभितम् । बहुरत्नसमाकीर्ण दासीदाससमाकुलम्
tato duryodhana-gṛhaṃ prāsādair upaśobhitam | bahu-ratna-samākīrṇaṃ dāsī-dāsa-samākulam ||
Então (chegaram à) residência de Duryodhana, adornada por altos palácios. Estava repleta de tesouros abundantes de muitas espécies e apinhada de servos e servas prontos para o serviço. No enquadramento ético da narrativa, a cena realça a transferência de riqueza e privilégio régio sob a autoridade dos anciãos e da realeza—o esplendor exterior em tensão com a disciplina interior e a contenção exigidas de quem exerce o poder.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal splendor—palaces, jewels, and attendants—can be amassed and transferred, yet dharma demands that those who receive or govern such resources exercise restraint, responsibility, and right conduct rather than attachment to display.
Vaiśampāyana describes Duryodhana’s richly adorned residence, overflowing with treasures and servants, as the scene shifts to the experience of entering or taking possession of a grand royal dwelling.