Shloka 13
Nirmaryāda-saṃgrāma-varṇana — The Unbounded Clash and Bhīṣma’s Rallying Presence
१२ ।। इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् | इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्
idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ prāpsye manoratham | idam astīdam api me bhaviṣyati punaḥ dhanam ||
वे मोहग्रस्त होकर कहते हैं—“यह मैंने आज पा लिया; अब इस मनोरथ को भी प्राप्त कर लूँगा। मेरे पास इतना धन है, और फिर धन भी मेरा हो जाएगा।”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the self-deceptive inner talk of greed: the mind keeps converting each gain into a new entitlement and a fresh promise of more. Ethically, it warns that fixation on possession and future acquisition breeds delusion and undermines dharma.
A speaker describes the mentality of those intoxicated by wealth and success: they congratulate themselves for what they have gained and immediately project further conquests—another desire to be achieved, more riches to come—revealing an endless cycle of craving.