Shloka 12
सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः
युधिछिर उवाच एतावन्ति च दासानां सहस्राण्युत सन्ति मे । प्रदक्षिणानुलोमाश्न प्रावारवसना: सदा
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | etāvanti ca dāsānāṃ sahasrāṇy uta santi me | pradakṣiṇānulomāś ca prāvāravasanāḥ sadā ||
یُدھِشٹھِر نے کہا—کنیزوں کی طرح میرے یہاں غلاموں کے بھی اتنے ہی ہزار ہیں۔ وہ کام میں ماہر، اطاعت شعار، اور ہمیشہ عمدہ اوپری پوشاکوں سے آراستہ رہتے ہیں۔
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a king’s responsibility to maintain an orderly, well-managed household and court, where service is organized, skilled, and conducted in a manner considered proper and auspicious—an aspect of rājadharma (the duties of rulership).
In the context of the Sabha Parva’s courtly descriptions, Yudhiṣṭhira is enumerating the scale and refinement of his establishment, mentioning the large number of male servants and their disciplined, well-appointed appearance.