Shloka 27
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
ब्राह्मणान् प्रथमं द्वेष्टि गुरूंश्व मधुसूदन । भृत्यान् भक्तिमतश्चापि तत् पराभवलक्षणम्
sañjaya uvāca |
brāhmaṇān prathamaṃ dveṣṭi gurūṃś ca madhusūdana |
bhṛtyān bhaktimataś cāpi tat parābhavalakṣaṇam ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন— হে মধুসূদন! দুর্যোধন প্রথমে ব্রাহ্মণদের ঘৃণা করে; তারপর গুরুজনদের অবজ্ঞা করে, এমনকি তার প্রতি অনুরক্ত ভৃত্যদেরও বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করে—এ পরাজয়ের স্পষ্ট লক্ষণ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s moral collapse shows itself first in hostility toward the wise and the venerable (brāhmaṇas and gurus) and then in betrayal of loyal dependents; such ingratitude and contempt for dharmic counsel are presented as omens of inevitable downfall.
Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇa (as Madhusūdana) and characterizes Duryodhana’s behavior: he has begun to hate those who should be honored and to turn against his own faithful servants—an observation offered as a diagnostic sign that Duryodhana is moving toward defeat in the coming conflict.