Shloka 24
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
अमर्षेण तु सम्पूर्णो दहममानो दिवानिशम् । शुचिशुक्रागमे काले शुष्येत् तोयमिवाल्पकम्
amarṣeṇa tu sampūrṇo dahamāno divāniśam | śuciśukrāgame kāle śuṣyet toyam ivālpakam ||
“मैं असह्य अमर्ष से पूर्ण होकर दिन-रात जलता रहता हूँ और क्षीण होता जाता हूँ—जैसे निर्मल, प्रखर ग्रीष्म के आगमन पर थोड़ा-सा जल शीघ्र सूख जाता है।”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked envy (īrṣyā/amarṣa) becomes self-consuming: it does not harm the rival as much as it dries up the one who harbors it, undermining judgment, peace, and dharmic conduct.
Duryodhana confesses his inner torment: seeing the Pandavas’ rise and honor, he is overwhelmed by resentment and feels himself burning constantly, expressed through the simile of a small amount of water evaporating in the hot season.