Shloka 35

Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match

Devanagari script

समुद्रसारं वैदूर्य मुक्तासड्घांस्तथैव च

Transliteration

samudrasāraṃ vaidūrya-muktāsaṅghāṃs tathaiva ca

Translation

ทรัพย์จากมหาสมุทร—แก้วไวฑูรย์ (ตาแมว) และพวงไข่มุกเป็นกระจุกใหญ่

Word by Word

• समुद्रसारम्: sea-essence; (i.e., coral)
• समुद्रसारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्रसार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वैदूर्यम्: cat's-eye gem (vaidūrya)
• वैदूर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदूर्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मुक्ता: pearls
• मुक्ता: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सड्घान्: clusters/heaps/groups
• सड्घान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्घ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed; just; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• samudra (the ocean/sea)
• vaidūrya (cat’s-eye gem)
• muktā (pearls)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how material abundance and ostentatious display can become instruments of ego and rivalry; ethically, it invites reflection on whether wealth is used in service of dharma or as fuel for pride and domination.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana is listing luxurious items—sea-born treasures like cat’s-eye gems and heaps of pearls—as part of a broader description of extraordinary riches being presented or amassed, heightening the atmosphere of competitive grandeur in the royal assembly.