Shloka 6
सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः
वहन्ति नैषां मुच्येत पदाद् भूमिमुपस्पृशन् । एतद् राजन् धन महां तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया
vahanti naiṣāṃ mucyeta padād bhūmim upaspṛśan | etad rājan dhana mahān tena dīvyāmy ahaṃ tvayā ||
یُدھِشٹھِر نے کہا—“یہ ایسے تیز دوڑتے ہیں کہ پاؤں زمین کو چھو کر بھی چھوٹنے نہیں پاتا۔ اے راجن! یہ بڑا خزانہ ہے؛ اسی کو داؤ پر رکھ کر میں تمہارے ساتھ جُوا کھیلتا ہوں۔”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the allure of extraordinary wealth can override prudent judgment, even for a dharma-minded king. It implicitly warns that desire and fascination with riches can draw one into ethically perilous actions such as gambling.
In the royal assembly context of the dice-game episode, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the king he is to play against, describing a remarkable form of wealth and declaring that he will gamble with him for that stake.