Shloka 21
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
धृतराष्ट्रात्मजा: सर्वे यातुधाना बलोत्कटा:
dhṛtarāṣṭrātmajāḥ sarve yātudhānā balotkaṭāḥ
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ সকলো পুত্ৰ যাতুধানৰ দৰে, বলত অতি প্ৰচণ্ড। এই শাৰীটোৱে বুজায়—ধৰ্মৰ পৰা বিচ্ছিন্ন শক্তি সত্য মহত্ত্ব নহয়; দানৱীয় উগ্ৰতাই।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames sheer strength without righteousness as demonic ferocity. It implies that ethical quality (dharma) is the true measure of nobility; power used for cruelty is condemned through the metaphor of yātudhānas.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons collectively as extremely powerful yet morally fearsome, using a demon-like epithet to emphasize their violent disposition and the ethical judgment of their conduct.