Shloka 52
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
देवाह्ा मानुषा भोगा: प्राप्ता असुलभा नृपै:
devāhā mānuṣā bhogāḥ prāptā asulabhā nṛpaiḥ
يُعلن دوريوذانا أنه قد نال لذّات تليق بالآلهة والبشر—متعًا نادرًا ما ينالها حتى الملوك—كاشفًا عن كبريائه بنجاح الدنيا وتعلّقه بمكافآت زائلة وسط انهيار القيم في أتون الحرب.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how attachment to pleasure and status can inflate pride and obscure dharma; even extraordinary worldly gains remain ethically hollow when pursued through adharma and violence.
In Shalya Parva, Duryodhana speaks in a self-justifying, boastful tone, claiming he has secured exceptional enjoyments—divine and human—rare even for kings, reflecting his mindset as the war reaches its grim culmination.