Shloka 4
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः
Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra
इन्द्रप्रस्थस्य चादूरात् समाजम्मुर्महारथा: । व्यगर्हयंश्ष संगम्य भवन्तं कुरुभि: सह,वे सभी महारथी इन्द्रप्रथथ्के निकटतक आये और परस्पर मिलकर समस्त कौरवोंसहित आपकी निन्दा करने लगे
indraprasthasya cādūrāt samājam mum mahārathāḥ | vyagarhayaṃś ca saṅgamya bhavantaṃ kurubhiḥ saha ||
Not far from Indraprastha, the great chariot-warriors assembled. Gathering together, they began to censure you—along with the Kauravas.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective opinion and public censure can intensify hostility: moral judgment (who is blameworthy) becomes a political weapon, shaping alliances and pushing parties toward confrontation rather than reconciliation.
Duryodhana reports that near Indraprastha the leading warriors gathered in an assembly and, after meeting together, began criticizing the addressed person, doing so in association with the Kauravas—signaling rising tensions and coordinated condemnation.