Shloka 35
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
युधिछिर उवाच न ममैतत् प्रियं कृष्ण यद् राजानं वृकोदर: । पदा मूर्थ्न्यस्पृशत् क्रोधान्न च हृष्ये कुलक्षये
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
na mamaitat priyaṃ kṛṣṇa yad rājānaṃ vṛkodaraḥ |
padā mūrdhny aspṛśat krodhān na ca hṛṣye kula-kṣaye ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Kṛṣṇa, ini tidak menyenangkan bagiku—bahwa Vṛkodara, karena amarah, menginjak kepala sang raja. Dan aku pun tidak bersukacita atas musnahnya garis keturunanku sendiri.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in victory, dharma restrains triumphalism: humiliating a fallen foe and taking pleasure in the ruin of one’s own kin is ethically troubling. Yudhiṣṭhira’s response highlights remorse, restraint, and the moral cost of civil war.
After Duryodhana’s defeat, Bhīma (Vṛkodara), driven by anger, places his foot on Duryodhana’s head in a gesture of contempt. Yudhiṣṭhira tells Kṛṣṇa that this act displeases him and that he cannot feel happiness amid the destruction of his own lineage.