Shloka 17
Somadatta–Sātyaki Engagement; Bhīma’s Interventions; Droṇa–Yudhiṣṭhira Astra Exchange
Book 7, Chapter 132
सम्प्राप्तं तदिदं द्यूतं यत् तच्छकुनिबुद्धिजम् । न सभायां जयो वृत्तों नापि तत्र पराजय:
samprāptaṃ tad idaṃ dyūtaṃ yat tacchakuni-buddhijam | na sabhāyāṃ jayo vṛtto nāpi tatra parājayaḥ ||
सम्प्राप्तं तदिदं द्यूतं यत्तच्छकुनिबुद्धिजम्। न सभायां जयो वृत्तो नापि तत्र पराजयः॥
द्रोण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Droṇa frames the dice match as a morally tainted event engineered by Śakuni’s cunning, implying that outcomes produced by deceit do not constitute genuine victory or defeat; ethical legitimacy, not mere result, determines the true meaning of ‘jaya’ and ‘parājaya’.
Droṇa comments on the infamous dice episode, characterizing it as a court event driven by Śakuni’s manipulative strategy and asserting that the assembly’s result cannot be treated as a fair contest with real winners and losers.