Shloka 266
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
एते चेदेवमिच्छन्ति कृतकार्यो युधिष्ठिर: । “आपके पुत्र पाण्डवोंका धन लेनेके लिये लुभाये हुए हैं, परंतु इन्हें अपने धनसे भी हाथ धोना पड़ेगा। यदि ये ऐसा ही चाहते हैं, तब तो युधिष्ठिरका काम बन गया
ete ced evam icchanti kṛtakāryo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: «Si de veras lo desean así, entonces el propósito de Yudhiṣṭhira queda cumplido». En su contexto, la frase señala una ironía moral y estratégica: quienes, movidos por la codicia, buscan apoderarse de la riqueza de los Pāṇḍavas pueden terminar perdiendo incluso lo que ya poseen; y por su propia elección despejan el camino para el justo fin de Yudhiṣṭhira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire driven by greed can become self-defeating: when opponents insist on an unjust course, they may undermine their own security and inadvertently enable the righteous party’s objective. The line underscores how adharma carries the seed of its own loss.
In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war negotiations and counsels, Vaiśaṃpāyana comments that if the other side persists in its chosen stance, then Yudhiṣṭhira’s intended end is effectively achieved—because their very insistence sets in motion consequences favorable to him.