Shloka 10
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Restraint and the Pāṇḍavas’ Authorized Return (धृतराष्ट्र-उपदेशः)
युधिछिर उवाच राजपुत्रा इमे राजज्छोभन्ते यैर्विभूषिता: । कुण्डलानि च निष्काश्च सर्व राजविभूषणम् । एतन्मम धन राजंस्तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca rājaputrā ime rājann śobhante yair vibhūṣitāḥ | kuṇḍalāni ca niṣkāś ca sarvaṃ rājavibhūṣaṇam | etan mama dhanaṃ rājan tena dīvyāmy ahaṃ tvayā |
யுதிஷ்டிரன் கூறினான்—அரசே! இளவரசர்கள் அணிந்து ஒளிரும் ஆபரணங்கள்—குண்டலங்கள், நிஷ்கங்கள், மேலும் எல்லா அரச அலங்காரங்களும்—இவை என் செல்வம். அரசே, இவற்றையே பந்தயமாக வைத்து உன்னுடன் சூதாடுகிறேன்.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical peril of gambling: even royal wealth and symbols of dignity become mere stakes, showing how attachment and the lure of play can erode judgment and dharmic restraint.
During the dice match, Yudhiṣṭhira declares that the royal ornaments—earrings and gold neck-ornaments worn by the princes—constitute his wealth, and he offers them as his stake to continue gambling with the king.