Shloka 49
चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas
शतं दासीसहस्राणि कुन्तीपुत्रस्य धीमत: । पात्रीहस्ता दिवारात्रमतिथीन् भोजयन्त्युत,“बुद्धिमान् कुन्तीनन्दन युधिष्ठिरकी पूर्वोक्त एक लाख दासियाँ हाथोंमें (भोजनसे भरी हुई) थाली लिये दिन-रात अतिथियोंको भोजन कराती थीं
śataṁ dāsīsahasrāṇi kuntīputrasya dhīmataḥ | pātrīhastā divārātram atithīn bhojayanty uta ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Isang daang libong aliping babae ng marunong na anak ni Kuntī ang nakatayo, may hawak na mga pinggang panghain, at pinakakain ang mga panauhin araw at gabi—larawan ng bantog na pagkamapagpatuloy ni Yudhiṣṭhira at ng dharmic na tungkuling parangalan ang atithi nang walang patid.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights atithi-dharma—honoring and feeding guests as a continuous moral obligation—presented as a hallmark of righteous kingship and generosity.
Vaiśampāyana describes Yudhiṣṭhira’s household arrangements: innumerable maidservants stand ready with plates and serve food to arriving guests day and night, emphasizing the scale of his hospitality.