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Shloka 203

Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira

Sabhā-parva 51

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा प्रवेशं प्राप्तास्ते युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने । उनकी लंबाई, चौड़ाई और ऊँचाई जैसी होनी चाहिये, वैसी ही थी। उनका रंग भी अच्छा था। वे समस्त रासभ वंक्षु नदीके तटपर उत्पन्न हुए थे। उक्त राजालोग युधिष्ठिरको भेंटके लिये बहुत-सा सोना और चाँदी देते थे और देकर युधिष्ठिरके यज्ञमण्डपमें प्रविष्ट होते थे

Transliteration

dattvā praveśaṁ prāptās te yudhiṣṭhira-niveśane |

Translation

杜尤陀那说道：“他们献上贡礼之后，便获准入内，进入了由提施提罗的居所（祭祀的坛殿）。”

Word by Word

दत्त्वाhaving given

प्रवेशम्entry, admission

प्राप्ताःhaving reached / arrived

तेthey, those

युधिष्ठिर-निवेशनेin Yudhiṣṭhira's residence

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Yudhiṣṭhira’s residence / yajña-maṇḍapa (sacrificial pavilion)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects the dharmic protocol of kingship: offerings and tribute precede formal admission, emphasizing order, respect, and the public acknowledgment of sovereignty within a ritual setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

During Yudhiṣṭhira’s great royal rite and assembly, visiting rulers present gifts and then are granted entry into his residence/ritual pavilion; Duryodhana is describing this procession and protocol.