Sloka

 

After Bheema ended his public ridicule of the Kourava chief on being counselled by Yudhishtira, Duryodhana reached his palace shameful, silent and with a bowed head, and spoke thus to Sakuni.

 

Duryodhana: 

 

O my most loving uncle, listen to me carefully

about the agony that is weighing me down

 

Yudhishtira’s palace frightens with foes Bheema and Arjuna

I boarded it hastily as if into a spectacular airplane

 

And what did I see! Housing beautiful objects,

it was clean and expansive,

decorated with rare jewels 

and protected by strong soldiers

 

Watched by a crowd of the best of men

and in front of my enemies

I fell in a daze on the beautiful floor,

and got completely drenched in water

 

Then Bheema my foe ridiculed me,

and in front of all the good people there

Parshathi went on laughing;

Oh! my heart is burning.