ततो विद्वान् विदुरं मन्त्रिमुख्यम्; उवाचेदं धृतराष्ट्रो नरेन्द्रः ॥
युधिष्ठिरं राजपुत्रं हि गत्वा; मद्वाक्येन क्षिप्रम् इहानयस्व ॥
सभेयं मे बहुरत्ना विचित्रा; शय्यासनैर् उपपन्ना महार्हैः ॥
सा दृश्यतां भ्रातृभिः सार्धम् एत्य; सुहृद्द्यूतं वर्तताम् अत्र चेति ॥
tato vidvān viduraṃ mantrimukhyam; uvācedaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro narendraḥ ||
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ rājaputraṃ hi gatvā; madvākyena kṣipram ihānayasva ||
sabheyaṃ me bahuratnā vicitrā; śayyāsanair upapannā mahārhaiḥ ||
sā dṛśyatāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdham etya; suhṛddyūtaṃ vartatām atra ceti ||
Then the wise Dhritarashtra, lord of men, said to Vidura, chief of counselors: "Go to the prince Yudhishthira and bring him here quickly by my word. Let him, coming with his brothers, see this richly bejeweled, resplendent hall of mine, furnished with precious couches and seats; and let a friendly game take place here."
27b264b1969f · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 4:03:36 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The design is clothed in the word "friendly game" — a mask of goodwill on the face of treachery. It is telling that the invitation comes not from Duryodhana but from the father, the king: the name of an elder and the word "friendship" are meant to lull the caution of the one summoned. The verse teaches how dangerous are the traps set under the guise of good: the gentler the call, the more cunning the design may be. And Yudhishthira is drawn not by threat but by hospitality — his own trust is turned against his very honor. Whoever conceals a trap behind the name of friendship is doubly guilty: he destroys not only the victim but the very sanctity of the word of friendship. This invitation is a kiss followed by a knife.