Shloka 266
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
वार्यमाणो5करोद् वैरं पाण्डवैर्गुणवत्तरै: । दुर्योधन लोभी और अदूरदर्शी था। उसने मूर्खतावश न तो किसीका समर्थन प्राप्त किया और न स्वयं ही अधिक सोच-विचार किया। उसने अपना हित चाहनेवाले लोगोंका अनादर करके दुष्टोंक साथ सलाह की और सबके मना करनेपर भी अधिक गुणवान् पाण्डवोंके साथ वैर बाँध लिया
vāryamāṇo 'karod vairam pāṇḍavair guṇavattarair |
Though repeatedly restrained and advised, he still chose enmity with the Pāṇḍavas, who were superior in virtue and excellence. Duryodhana was greedy and short-sighted; in folly he neither won anyone’s support nor reflected deeply himself. He dishonored those who sought his good, took counsel with the wicked, and—despite everyone’s dissuasion—bound himself to hostility against the more worthy Pāṇḍavas.
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignoring wise restraint and choosing hostility against the virtuous leads to self-destruction; greed and lack of foresight make one reject well-wishers and embrace harmful counsel.
Kṛpa reflects on how enmity with the Pāṇḍavas arose: despite attempts to dissuade him, the opposing side persisted in hostility against those superior in merit, setting the stage for calamity.