संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ताम्र-लोहैः परिवृताtāmra-lohaiḥ parivṛtā"treasuries lined with copper and iron
निधयो मे चतुः-शताःnidhayo me catuḥ-śatāḥmine — four hundred,
पञ्च-द्रौणिक एकैकःpañca-drauṇika ekaikaḥeach of five dronas,
सुवर्णस्य आहतस्य वैsuvarṇasya āhatasya vaiof pure, minted gold";
एतच् छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितोetac chrutvā vyavasitohearing that, resolved,
निकृतिं समुपाश्रितःnikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥhaving resorted to deceit,
जितम् इत्य् एव शकुनिर्jitam ity eva śakunironly "Won!" Shakuni
युधिष्ठिरम् अभाषतyudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣatasaid to Yudhishthira.
युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhira", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताम्रलोहैःtāmralohaiḥoriginal form "tāmralohaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चतुःशताःcatuḥśatāḥoriginal form "catuḥśatāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पञ्चद्रौणिकpañcadrauṇikaoriginal form "pañcadrauṇika", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुवर्णस्याहतस्यsuvarṇasyāhatasyaoriginal form "suvarṇasyāhatasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्rājanoriginal form "rājan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धनंdhanaṃoriginal form "dhanaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मह्यंmahyaṃoriginal form "mahyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेनtenaoriginal form "tena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दीव्याम्य्dīvyāmyoriginal form "dīvyāmy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अहंahaṃoriginal form "ahaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वयाtvayāoriginal form "tvayā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
And the treasuries — four hundred storehouses of gold — are swallowed by a single "Won!" It is telling that everything amassed by a righteous kingdom, the abundant fruits of the digvijaya and the Rajasuya, drains into the abyss in a single day. The verse teaches how swiftly what was gathered over long years can perish: years of toil and victory that poured into the treasury are lost in a matter of hours. And the vanity of wealth is laid bare to its depths: what seemed inexhaustible has been exhausted by another's cunning. Thus the text reveals the frailty of earthly possessions: they are amassed through righteousness, but righteousness alone does not keep them safe — where passion is allowed free rein, even the greatest treasury will melt away. Support lies not in gold but in dharma; and one who surrenders himself to passion loses both his gold and his peace.