Shloka 24
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
तुम्बुरुस्तु प्रमुदितो गन्धर्वो वाजिनां शतम् । आम्रपत्रसवर्णानामददाद्धेममालिनाम्
tumburustu pramudito gandharvo vājināṁ śatam | āmrapatrasavarṇānām adadād hemamālinām ||
तुम्बुरुस्तु प्रमुदितो गन्धर्वो वाजिनां शतम् । आम्रपत्रसवर्णानामददाद्धेममालिनाम् ॥
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how honor and favor are expressed through lavish gifts, and how such splendor can reinforce worldly ambition; ethical discernment lies in not mistaking external prestige for true dharma.
Duryodhana narrates that the Gandharva Tumburu, pleased, gifted a hundred mango-leaf-green horses adorned with golden garlands—an episode emphasizing extraordinary, celestial-grade wealth and support.