Shloka 15
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
अप्रह्ृष्टेन मनसा राजसूये महाक्रतौ । प्रेक्ष्य तामद्भुतामृद्धि जगाम गजसाह्दयम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: aprahṛṣṭena manasā rājasūye mahākratau | prekṣya tām adbhutām ṛddhiṁ jagāma gajasāhṛdayam, rājan |
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Con el ánimo sin alegría, en el gran sacrificio del Rājasūya, Duryodhana—tras contemplar aquella prosperidad maravillosa—partió hacia Hastināpura, oh rey, con el corazón pesado de envidia y humillación.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how envy and wounded pride arise from comparing oneself with others’ success; such inner agitation undermines ethical judgment and inclines a ruler away from dharma.
During Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya, Duryodhana sees the extraordinary prosperity and splendor of the Pāṇḍavas; feeling displeased and burdened at heart, he leaves and goes back toward Hastināpura.