Shloka 7
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament for Karṇa and Renunciation-Oriented Self-Assessment (शोक-प्रलापः / त्याग-प्रवृत्तिः)
वयं तु लोभान्मोहाच्च दम्भं मानं च संश्रिता: । इमामवस्थां सम्प्राप्ता राज्यलाभबुभुत्सया
vayaṃ tu lobhān mohāc ca dambhaṃ mānaṃ ca saṃśritāḥ | imām avasthāṃ samprāptā rājyā-lābha-bubhutsayā ||
પરંતુ અમે લોભ અને મોહથી પ્રેરાઈ, રાજ્યલાભના સુખનો આસ્વાદ લેવા ઇચ્છીને, દંભ અને અભિમાનનો આશ્રય લીધો; અને તેથી આ દુર્દશાને પ્રાપ્ત થયા.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira identifies greed (lobha) and delusion (moha) as inner causes that lead to moral downfall, manifesting outwardly as ostentation (dambha) and pride (māna). The verse warns that craving for power and its pleasures corrupts judgment and results in suffering.
In the Śānti Parva’s opening lament, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on the catastrophe surrounding kingship and war. Speaking in self-reproach, he admits that the desire to obtain and enjoy the kingdom pushed “us” into arrogance and brought them to a miserable state.