Mahabharata 4.22.45 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 22, Shloka 45
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
रूपलावण्ययुक्ताभियुवतीभिरलंकृतम् । गृहं चान्त:पुरं सुभ्रु क्रीडारतिविराजितम् । तत् सर्व त्वां समुद्दिश्य सहसाहमुपागत:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | rūpa-lāvaṇya-yuktābhiḥ yuvatībhiḥ alaṅkṛtam | gṛhaṃ ca antaḥpuraṃ subhru krīḍā-rati-virājitam | tat sarvaṃ tvāṃ samuddiśya sahasāham upāgataḥ |
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “โอ สुभรู! เรือนและคุ้มในของเรา—ประดับด้วยหญิงสาวผู้มีรูปโฉมและเสน่ห์—รุ่งเรืองด้วยการละเล่นและความรื่นรมย์—เราขออุทิศทั้งหมดนั้นแด่เจ้า แล้วจึงรีบมาหาเจ้าในทันที”
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The verse implicitly contrasts dharma with desire-driven persuasion: lavish offerings and sensual display are presented as means to obtain favor, prompting reflection on whether wealth and pleasure can ethically substitute for genuine consent, restraint, and right conduct.
A speaker (within Vaiśampāyana’s narration) declares that he has come quickly to a woman addressed as “subhru,” dedicating to her his splendid house and inner quarters, described as richly adorned and filled with youthful, beautiful attendants and pleasures.
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