Mahabharata 7.84.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 84, Shloka 7
अलम्बुस-वधः
The Neutralization of Alambusa
प्रतिबुद्ध: सुखं सुप्तो महाहें शयनोत्तमे । उत्थायावश्यकार्यार्थ ययौ स्नानगृहं नृूप:,बहुमूल्य एवं उत्तम शय्यापर सुखपूर्वक सोकर जगे हुए राजा युधिष्ठिर वहाँसे उठकर आवश्यक कार्यके लिये स्नान करने गये
pratibuddhaḥ sukhaṃ supto mahārhe śayanottame | utthāyāvaśyakāryārthaṃ yayau snānagṛhaṃ nṛpaḥ ||
प्रतिबुद्धः सुखं सुप्तो महाहे शयनोत्तमे। उत्थायावश्यकार्यार्थ ययौ स्नानगृहं नृपः॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in extraordinary circumstances, one should maintain discipline and attend to obligatory duties; comfort and status are not grounds for negligence.
Sañjaya narrates that the king, after a restful sleep on a fine bed, wakes up, rises, and goes to the bathing chamber to perform necessary morning tasks.
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