Shloka 9
ते वयं पाण्डवधनै: सर्वान् सम्पूज्य पार्थिवान् यदि तान् योधयिष्याम: किं वै नः परिहास्यति,महाराज! यदि हम पाण्डवोंके धनसे सब राजाओंका सत्कार करके उन्हें साथ ले पाण्डवोंसे युद्ध करें, तो हमारा क्या बिगड़ जायगा?
te vayaṁ pāṇḍava-dhanaiḥ sarvān sampūjya pārthivān | yadi tān yodhayiṣyāmaḥ kiṁ vai naḥ parihāsyati mahārāja ||
Duryodhana said: “If we use the Pāṇḍavas’ own wealth to honor all the kings and win them to our side, and then wage war against the Pāṇḍavas, what harm can come to us, O great king? Who would dare to mock us then?”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an adharma-driven mindset: treating wealth, honor, and alliances as manipulable instruments for domination. It implicitly warns that success gained by exploiting others’ rightful prosperity and by commodifying respect corrodes moral order and escalates conflict.
Duryodhana proposes using the Pāṇḍavas’ wealth (won and displayed in the royal context) to honor and attract other kings, forming a coalition, and then turning that gathered force against the Pāṇḍavas—framing it as risk-free and socially unassailable.