Shloka 356
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
मनोज्ञमशनं भुक्त्वा विविशु: शरणान्यथ । तदनन्तर वे नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव द्रौपदी आदि अपनी स्त्रियोंसे बातचीत करके पहले व्यायाम एवं केश-प्रसाधन आदि कार्य किया। तदनन्तर नित्यकर्म करके सबने अपनेको दिव्य चन्दन आदिसे विभूषित किया। तत्पश्चात् मनमें कल्याणकी भावना रखनेवाले पाण्डव ब्राह्मणोंसे स्वस्तिवाचन कराकर मनो$नुकूल भोजन करनेके पश्चात् शयनगृहमें गये
manojñam aśanaṃ bhuktvā viviśuḥ śaraṇāny atha | tad-anantaraṃ vai naraśreṣṭha pāṇḍavā draupadī-ādyāḥ strībhiḥ saha saṃbhāṣya pūrvaṃ vyāyāmaṃ keśa-prasādhanaṃ ca cakruḥ | tataḥ nitya-karmāṇi kṛtvā sarve divya-candana-ādibhir vibhūṣitāḥ | tataś ca manasi kalyāṇa-bhāvanāṃ dhārayantaḥ pāṇḍavā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ svasti-vācanaṃ kārayitvā mano'nukūla-bhojanaṃ kṛtvā śayana-gṛhaṃ jagmuḥ ||
毗耶娑波耶那说：用过可心的饮食后，他们进入各自居所。随后，哦，人中至杰，般度诸子——以黑公主德罗帕蒂为首——与内眷交谈，先行锻炼，又整饰发髻与佩饰。既毕日常仪式，众人皆以天香檀木与诸般芬芳涂身。继而，怀抱吉祥之念，他们请婆罗门宣诵祝福（svasti），再进合意之食，遂入寝宫。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights disciplined, dharmic household conduct: completing daily duties (nitya-karman), maintaining personal cleanliness and decorum, and seeking Brahminical blessings (svasti-vācana) before rest—suggesting that auspicious intention and orderly routine support ethical life.
After a satisfying meal, the Pāṇḍavas retire to their quarters. Draupadī and the women attend to conversation and grooming; everyone performs daily rites, applies fragrant sandalwood, receives benedictions from Brahmins, eats congenial food, and then goes to the bedchambers.