Shloka 10
कतमद् द्वैरथं युद्ध यत्राजैषीर्धनंजयम् । नकुलं सहदेवं वा धन येषां त्वया हृतम्,राजा दुर्योधन! तुमने जिन पाण्डवोंका धन कपटद्यूतके द्वारा हर लिया है, उनमेंसे धनंजय, नकुल या सहदेव किसको कब युद्धमें हराया है? वह कौन-सा द्वन्दयुद्ध हुआ था, जिसमें तुमने अर्जुन आदिमेंसे किसीको जीता हो?
katamad dvairathaṃ yuddhaṃ yatrājaiṣīr dhanaṃjayam | nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ vā dhana yeṣāṃ tvayā hṛtam ||
Dijo Kṛpa: «¿En qué duelo de batalla derrotaste a Dhanañjaya? ¿O a Nakula, o a Sahadeva? La riqueza de esos Pāṇḍavas la arrebataste mediante un juego engañoso; dime, oh rey Duryodhana: ¿cuándo has conquistado a alguno de ellos en combate limpio?»
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
True victory, especially for a kṣatriya, is measured by fair prowess in battle and adherence to dharma, not by gains obtained through deceit. Kṛpa exposes the moral weakness of boasting over wealth won by fraudulent gambling rather than by honorable combat.
Kṛpa challenges Duryodhana’s implied superiority over the Pāṇḍavas. He asks for any instance of a proper chariot-duel where Duryodhana actually defeated Arjuna, Nakula, or Sahadeva, pointing out that Duryodhana’s ‘victory’ was merely the confiscation of their wealth through the rigged dice game.