Shloka 15
Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
नच प्रीणयते चक्षु: सदा दुर्योधनस्य सः । क्रूरोडसौ दुर्मति: क्षुद्रो राज्यलुब्धोडनपत्रप:,“वह सदा दुर्योधनकी आँखोंमें खटकता रहता है। दुर्योधन क्रूर, दुर्बुद्धि, क्षुद्र, राज्यका लोभी तथा निर्लज्ज है
na ca prīṇayate cakṣuḥ sadā duryodhanasya saḥ | krūro ’sau durmatiḥ kṣudro rājya-lubdho ’napatrapaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “And he never pleases Duryodhana’s eyes; he is always an eyesore to him. For Duryodhana is cruel, of perverse judgment, petty-minded, greedy for sovereignty, and shameless—so he cannot bear the sight of one who stands in the way of his ambition.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked desire for power (rājya-lobha) corrodes judgment and shame, producing cruelty and pettiness; such a person naturally resents anyone who obstructs his aims, revealing how adharma manifests as envy and hostility.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes Duryodhana’s disposition: someone (contextually, a rival or obstacle) is intolerable to Duryodhana’s sight, because Duryodhana’s nature is cruel, ill-advised, petty, power-greedy, and shameless.