Shloka 8
अध्याय ५०: उत्तरेण सह अर्जुनस्य रथप्रयाणे ध्वजचिह्नैः कौरवसेनानिर्देशः
Arjuna directs Uttara by identifying Kaurava commanders through banners
प्राप्य द्यूतिन को राज्यं क्षत्रियस्तोष्टमर्हति । तथा नृशंसरूपो<यं धार्त॑राष्ट्रश्न निर्धण:,भला जुएसे राज्य पाकर कौन क्षत्रिय संतुष्ट हो सकता है? परंतु इस धुृतराष्ट्रपुत्र दुर्योधनको इसीमें संतोष है; क्योंकि यह क्रूर और निर्दयी है
prāpya dyūtinaḥ ko rājyaṃ kṣatriyas toṣṭum arhati | tathā nṛśaṃsa-rūpo 'yaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ sa nirdhanaḥ ||
Kṛpa said: “Having won a kingdom through gambling, what kṣatriya could ever be satisfied? Yet this son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra is content with just that—for his nature is cruel, pitiless, and base.”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rule gained by unrighteous means (like gambling) cannot bring true fulfillment to a kṣatriya; contentment in such a gain signals moral poverty and cruelty rather than legitimate kingship.
Kṛpa criticizes Duryodhana, saying that a warrior-noble should not feel satisfied with a kingdom won through dice, but Duryodhana does—because his character is harsh and unscrupulous.