Shloka 19
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ राजा सह क्षत्रा युधिष्ठिर: । अमृष्यमाणस्तस्यथाथ समाह्दवानमरिंदम:,ऐसा कहकर शत्रुदमन राजा युधिष्ठिर जूएके लिये राजा धृतराष्ट्रके उस बुलावेको सहन न करते हुए भी विदुरजीके साथ वहाँ जानेको उद्यत हो गये
ity uktvā prayayau rājā saha kṣatrā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | amṛṣyamāṇas tasyāthātha samāhvānam arindamaḥ ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkasabi nito, umalis si Haring Yudhiṣṭhira na kasama si Vidura. Bagaman hindi niya matanggap sa kalooban ang paanyaya ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra sa larong sugal ng dice, ang haring nagpapasuko sa kaaway ay naghanda pa ring tumungo—pinili ang pagpipigil at pagtalima sa kapangyarihang panghari kaysa agarang pagtutol, kahit ang tawag na iyon ay mabigat sa budhi at dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between inner moral resistance and outward adherence to duty and authority: Yudhiṣṭhira senses the impropriety of the summons yet proceeds, embodying restraint and the burdens of kingship where choices are constrained by political and familial obligations.
After speaking, Yudhiṣṭhira departs for the place of the dice-game. He goes with Vidura, even though he cannot bear Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s invitation—foreshadowing the impending crisis of the Dyūta episode.