Shloka 273
Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu
Droṇa-parva 55
सम्भूय तस्य नृपते: समारब्धारिचकीर्षितुम् । तदनन्तर लुटेरोंने राजाके वैभवकी बात सुनकर तथा उन्हें वैसा ही सम्पन्न देखकर संगठित हो उनके यहाँ लूटपाट आरम्भ कर दी
sambhūya tasya nṛpateḥ samārabdhāricikīrṣitum |
Alors les pillards se rassemblèrent et commencèrent à mettre à exécution leur dessein hostile contre ce roi. Ayant entendu parler de sa prospérité et le voyant pourvu d’une telle richesse, ils s’organisèrent et entreprirent de piller son royaume.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity can attract envy; when people unite around greed, it becomes organized injustice. The verse cautions that collective intent (saṅgha-bhāva) can magnify adharma, turning desire into coordinated harm against rightful authority and social stability.
A group, having heard of a king’s wealth and seeing his prosperity, bands together and begins hostile action—described as initiating plunder—against him.