Shloka 33
Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)
ततो जलविहारार्थ कारयामास भारत | चैलकम्बलवेश्मानि विचित्राणि महान्ति च
tato jalavihārārthaṃ kārayāmāsa bhārata | cailakambalaveśmāni vicitrāṇi mahānti ca | udakakrīḍanaṃ nāma kārayāmāsa bhārata | pramāṇakoṭyāṃ taṃ deśaṃ sthalaṃ kiñcid upetya ha ||
ततो जलविहारार्थं कारयामास भारत । चैलकम्बलवेश्मानि विचित्राणि महान्ति च ॥ प्रमाणकोट्यां तं देशं स्थलं किञ्चिदुपेत्य ह । उदकक्रीडनं नाम कारयामास भारत ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how prosperity and authority can be invested in spectacle and pleasure; in the Mahābhārata’s moral universe, such indulgent display often becomes the backdrop where envy, pride, and rivalry intensify, testing dharma.
A grand water-sport venue is commissioned: ornate, large pavilions are set up, and after reaching a spot in Pramāṇakoṭi, the place is developed and named ‘Udakakrīḍana’ (“Water-play”).