Shloka 8
अध्याय ५०: उत्तरेण सह अर्जुनस्य रथप्रयाणे ध्वजचिह्नैः कौरवसेनानिर्देशः
Arjuna directs Uttara by identifying Kaurava commanders through banners
प्राप्य द्यूतिन को राज्यं क्षत्रियस्तोष्टमर्हति । तथा नृशंसरूपो<यं धार्त॑राष्ट्रश्न निर्धण:
prāpya dyūtinaḥ ko rājyaṃ kṣatriyas toṣṭum arhati | tathā nṛśaṃsa-rūpo 'yaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ sa nirdhanaḥ ||
कृप बोले—जुए से राज्य पाकर कौन-सा क्षत्रिय संतुष्ट हो सकता है? पर धृतराष्ट्र का यह पुत्र दुर्योधन इसी में तृप्त है; क्योंकि इसका स्वभाव क्रूर है, यह निर्दयी और नीच है।
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rule gained by unrighteous means (like gambling) cannot bring true fulfillment to a kṣatriya; contentment in such a gain signals moral poverty and cruelty rather than legitimate kingship.
Kṛpa criticizes Duryodhana, saying that a warrior-noble should not feel satisfied with a kingdom won through dice, but Duryodhana does—because his character is harsh and unscrupulous.