Shloka 4
दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः
Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa
या हि सा दीप्यमानेव पाण्डवानभजत् पुरा । साद्य लक्ष्मीस्त्वया राजन्नवाप्ता भ्रातृभि: सह,“राजन! जो दीप्तिमती श्री पहले पाण्डवोंकी सेवा करती थी, वही आज भाइयोंसहित तुम्हारे अधिकारमें आ गयी है
yā hi sā dīpyamāneva pāṇḍavān abhajat purā | sādyā lakṣmīs tvayā rājann avāptā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu Đại vương, chính Nữ thần Thịnh vượng rực rỡ (Śrī) xưa từng theo hầu các Pāṇḍava, nay đã được bệ hạ đoạt lấy—cùng với các huynh đệ của mình.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the shifting nature of worldly prosperity (lakṣmī): royal fortune is not permanently attached to one party, and its movement serves as a moral reminder that power and success are unstable and should be handled with restraint and dharma.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king, stating that the same radiant prosperity that once favored the Pāṇḍavas has now come under the king’s possession along with his brothers—marking a reversal of fortune between rival parties.