Shloka 73
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
विषमं शकुनेश्वैव तव चैव विशाम्पते । “इस समय आपने पहलेके समान ही पुनः यह जूएका खेल आरम्भ कर दिया है। प्रजानाथ! आपका यह जूआ शकुनिके जूएसे कहीं अधिक भयंकर है
viṣamaṃ śakuneś caiva tava caiva viśāmpate |
三阇耶说道：“民众之主啊，你如今所下的这盘棋凶险无比——比沙昆尼的赌局更为毁灭。正如从前，你又一次开启了同样的‘掷骰之戏’，把灾祸招向你的国土，也招向你自己的家族。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s choices can become a ‘game of dice’ with catastrophic stakes; repeating past errors—especially those rooted in greed, delusion, or attachment—invites greater ruin than even an enemy’s deceit. Ethical governance requires restraint, clear judgment, and learning from prior downfall.
Sañjaya addresses the king as ‘lord of the people’ and warns that the present course of action is dangerously misguided, likening it to restarting the infamous dice-game associated with Śakuni—implying that the king is again courting calamity through reckless decisions.