Shloka 40
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
नियतं त॑ विजेष्यामि कृत्वा तु कपटं विभो । आनयामि समृद्धि तां दिव्यां चोपाह्दयस्व तम्,प्रभो! मैं छल करके युधिष्ठिरको निश्चय ही जीत लूँगा और उनकी उस दिव्य समृद्धिको यहाँ मँगा लूँगा; अतः तुम उन्हें बुलाओ
niyataṃ taṃ vijeṣyāmi kṛtvā tu kapaṭaṃ vibho | ānayāmi samṛddhiṃ tāṃ divyāṃ copāhdayasva tam, prabho ||
Duryodhana dit : «Ô puissant seigneur, je le vaincrai à coup sûr par la ruse. J’amènerai ici cette prospérité éclatante, presque divine, qui est la sienne ; aussi, ô maître, fais-le venir.»
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds adharma through deliberate deceit: Duryodhana openly intends to win not by rightful means but by trickery, showing how greed and envy corrode ethical judgment and set the stage for wider catastrophe.
Duryodhana declares his resolve to defeat Yudhiṣṭhira through a deceptive scheme (the rigged gambling match) and to seize the Pandavas’ extraordinary prosperity; he instructs an associate addressed as “vibhu/prabho” to summon Yudhiṣṭhira to the assembly.