Shloka 32

अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः

Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory

Devanagari script

विविशुस्ते5भ्यनुज्ञाता रत्नवन्ति गृहाणि च । ददृशुश्नोपयातांस्तान्‌ दुःशलाप्रमुखा: स्त्रिय:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | viviśus te 'bhyanujñātā ratnavanti gṛhāṇi ca | dadṛśuś copayātāṁs tān duḥśalāpramukhāḥ striyaḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Получив дозволение, они вошли в жилища, украшенные драгоценностями. Там женщины — во главе с Духшалой — увидели их при прибытии. Хотя Пандавов по обычаю почтили роскошью, не все женщины в доме кауравов радовались без примеси: перед сиянием достатка и достоинства, связанных с Драупади и Пандавами, под покровом внешнего гостеприимства проступала тень зависти.

Word by Word

• विविशुः: entered
• विविशुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (प्रवेशे)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभ्यनुज्ञाताः: having been permitted/authorized
• अभ्यनुज्ञाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यनुज्ञात (अनु-ज्ञा धातु से, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रत्नवन्ति: jewel-adorned
• रत्नवन्ति: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्नवत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• गृहाणि: houses
• गृहाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (दर्शने)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• उपयातान्: arrived/come near
• उपयातान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपयात (उप-या धातु से, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those (men)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दुःशलाप्रमुखाः: with Duḥśalā at the head
• दुःशलाप्रमुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःशला-प्रमुख
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duḥśalā
• women of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s household (Kaurava women)
• Pāṇḍavas
• jewel-adorned residences (ratnavanti gṛhāṇi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Outer honor and material splendor do not guarantee inner goodwill. The verse subtly contrasts formal hospitality (permission to enter gem-filled residences) with the mixed emotions within the royal household, warning how envy can persist beneath etiquette and threaten dharmic harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍavas, having been granted permission, enter richly adorned residences. Duḥśalā and other women of the Kaurava household observe their arrival, setting a tone of courtly observation and latent rivalry amid ceremonial welcome.