Shloka 27

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

Sabhā-parva 51

Devanagari script

कुटीकृतं तथैवात्र कमलाभं सहस्रश: । श्लक्षणं वस्त्रमकार्पासमाविकं मृदु चाजिनम्‌

Transliteration

kuṭīkṛtaṃ tathaivātra kamalābhaṃ sahasraśaḥ | ślakṣaṇaṃ vastram akārpāsam āvikaṃ mṛdu cājinam ||

Translation

杜尤陀那说：“此处亦有千千万万件精工巧制之物，莲华般秀美；又有细腻光滑的衣料：有的非棉所织，有的为羊毛之布，并有柔软的皮革。”

Word by Word

• कुटीकृतम्: made into a hut/booth-like form
• कुटीकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुटी-कृत (कृ)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• कमलाभम्: lotus-like (in appearance)
• कमलाभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमलाभ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सहस्रशः: by thousands, in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

• श्लक्षणम्: smooth, fine
• श्लक्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वस्त्रम्: cloth, garment
• वस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अकार्पासम्: not of cotton
• अकार्पासम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-कार्पास
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आविकम्: woollen
• आविकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आविक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मृदु: soft
• मृदु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अजिनम्: animal skin (hide)
• अजिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• garments (vastra)
• non-cotton textiles (akārpāsa)
• woolen cloth (āvika)
• animal hides/skins (ajina)
• lotus (kamala) (as a simile)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how overwhelming material splendor can intensify pride and envy, setting the stage for ethical decline when wealth becomes an object of rivalry rather than responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana is describing the abundance and refinement of items present—especially fine textiles and soft skins—emphasizing the scale and attractiveness of the wealth on display.