Shloka 116
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament on Kāla and Daiva after Draupadī’s Recovery (आरण्यक पर्व, अध्याय २५७)
मनो5भिलपियतं राज्ञस्तं क्रतु द्रष्टमर्हथ । “राजन! महामना दुःशासनने मुझे आपके पास भेजा है। जननायक महाराज दुर्योधन आपलोगोंको उस यज्ञमें बुला रहे हैं। आपलोग चलकर राजाके मनोवांछित उस यज्ञका दर्शन कीजिये'
mano 'bhilapyataṁ rājñas taṁ kratuṁ draṣṭum arhatha |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Dapat kayong pumaroon at masdan ang handog na matagal nang ninanais ng hari.” Sa tagpo ng salaysay, ito’y isang paanyaya—ipinadala sa ngalan ni Duryodhana at ipinarating ni Duḥśāsana—upang akitin ang iba na sumaksi sa isang ritwal na panghari, na sa ilalim ng anyong dharma ay maaaring may nakatagong pagpapakitang-gilas, dangal, at layuning pampulitika.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outwardly dharmic acts like yajñas can be intertwined with worldly motives—status, influence, and political maneuvering—so discernment is needed when responding to invitations framed as ‘righteous’ occasions.
A message is delivered urging the recipients to come and witness a king’s desired sacrifice; in context, it is presented as Duryodhana’s invitation, conveyed through Duḥśāsana, to draw others to the royal ritual gathering.