Shloka 30
यस्य वीर्य समाश्रित्य धार्तराष्ट्री महामना: । अवामन्यत दुर्बुद्धिर्नित्यमस्मान् दुरात्मवान्
yasya vīrya samāśritya dhārtarāṣṭrī mahāmanāḥ | avāmanyata durbuddhir nityam asmān durātmavān ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে— যাৰ বীৰ্যৰ আশ্ৰয় লৈ ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰপুত্ৰ— দুৰ্বুদ্ধি আৰু দুরাত্মা— আমাক সদায় অবজ্ঞা কৰিছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arrogance born from leaning on another’s strength leads to ethical decline: contempt for others, distorted judgment (durbuddhi), and a hardened wicked disposition (durātmavān). The verse warns that power—especially borrowed power—must be governed by humility and discernment, or it becomes a cause of adharma.
Sañjaya describes how the Kaurava leader (the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) repeatedly insulted and underestimated the opposing side because he felt secure in the martial might of a great warrior on his side (contextually Karṇa). This sets the emotional and moral backdrop for the unfolding battles in the Karṇa Parva.