Shloka 9
Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61
ततो दुर्योधन: शूर: कुलिड्रस्य मते स्थित: । पाण्डवान् विविधोपायै राज्यहेतोरपीडयत्,शकुनिकी सम्मतिसे चलनेवाले शूरवीर दुर्योधनने राज्यके लिये भाँति-भाँतिके उपाय करके पाण्डवोंको पीड़ा दी
tato duryodhanaḥ śūraḥ śakunikī-sammate sthitaḥ | pāṇḍavān vividhopāyaiḥ rājya-hetor apīḍayat ||
Dann bedrängte der tapfere Duryodhana, der nach Śakunīs Rat handelte, die Pāṇḍavas mit mancherlei Listen, angetrieben vom Ziel, sich das Königreich zu sichern.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ambition for power (rājya) becomes ethically destructive when it overrides kinship duties and is fueled by manipulative counsel; the verse frames Duryodhana’s conduct as deliberate oppression achieved through calculated stratagems, signaling a drift from dharma toward adharma.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Duryodhana, encouraged by Śakuni’s advice, repeatedly troubles the Pāṇḍavas through multiple schemes, motivated by the desire to secure or monopolize the kingdom.