Shloka 34
कामीकवन-समागमः
Kāmyaka Forest Meeting: Kṛṣṇa’s Visit; Mārkaṇḍeya and Nārada Arrive
कि पुनर्ध॑तराष्ट्रस्य पुत्र दुर्यूतदेविनम् विद्विष्टं सर्वलोकस्य दम्भमोहपरायणम्
ki punar dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putra duryūtadevinam vidviṣṭaṁ sarvalokasya dambhamohaparāyaṇam
Wie viel mehr gilt solcher Tadel erst für den Sohn Dhṛtarāṣṭras—Duryodhana—der dem Würfelspiel verfallen ist, von allen Menschen gehasst wird und sich Hochmut und Verblendung hingibt?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores ethical causality: when a person is ruled by gambling, arrogance, and delusion, social trust collapses and universal condemnation follows. It implies that inner vices (moha, dambha) are not private flaws but forces that corrode dharma and public order.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes Duryodhana in strongly moral terms, emphasizing his fixation on gambling and his alienation from the wider world. The line functions as a pointed assessment of Duryodhana’s disposition, preparing the listener to understand later conflicts as rooted in entrenched character faults.