Shloka 10
द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata
धनं धनेश्वरस्येव हृत्वा पार्थस्य मे सुत: । मधुप्रेप्सुरिवाबुद्धि: प्रपातं नावबुध्यते,मेरा पुत्र कुबेरके समान कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिरके धनका अपहरण करके ऊँचे स्थानसे मधु लेनेकी इच्छावाले मूर्ख मनुष्यके समान पतनके भयको नहीं समझ रहा है
dhanaṃ dhaneśvarasyeva hṛtvā pārthasya me sutaḥ | madhu-prepsur ivābuddhiḥ prapātaṃ nāvabudhyate ||
Sañjaya dit : Ayant saisi la richesse de Pārtha comme s’il était lui-même le seigneur des trésors, mon fils—dépourvu de discernement—ne voit pas le danger de la chute, tel l’insensé qui, avide de miel en hauteur, ne remarque pas le précipice.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed and triumphalism can destroy discernment: when one seizes another’s wealth with arrogant confidence, one becomes like a fool chasing honey from a height—focused on gain and blind to the precipice of inevitable downfall. The ethical warning is that adharma-driven acquisition carries hidden consequences.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that his son, intoxicated by having taken the Pāṇḍavas’ (here, Yudhiṣṭhira’s) wealth, is behaving as if he had plundered Kubera himself. In Sañjaya’s judgment, this success has made him reckless, unable to foresee the danger that such overreach will lead to ruin.