Shloka 31
स्त्रीपर्व १: धृतराष्ट्रशोकः संजयाश्वासनं च
Strī Parva 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Saṃjaya’s Consolation
न धर्म: सत्कृत: वक्षिन्नित्यं युद्धमभीप्सता । अल्पबुद्धिरहंकारी नित्यं युद्धमिति ब्रुवन् । क्रूरो दुर्मर्षणो नित्यमसंतुष्टश्ष वीर्यवान्
na dharmaḥ satkṛtaḥ vakṣi nityaṃ yuddham abhīpsatā | alpabuddhir ahaṅkārī nityaṃ yuddham iti bruvan | krūro durmarṣaṇo nityam asantuṣṭaś ca vīryavān |
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Orang yang senantiasa menginginkan perang tidak memuliakan dharma, namun ia berbicara seakan-akan akan mengajarkannya. Berakal dangkal dan angkuh, ia terus-menerus berseru, ‘Perang, selalu perang!’—kejam, sukar ditanggung, tak pernah puas, namun tetap perkasa.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person obsessed with perpetual war cannot truly uphold or honor dharma; loud claims about righteousness are undermined by ego, cruelty, intolerance, and chronic dissatisfaction.
Vaiśaṃpāyana characterizes a war-seeking figure as someone who talks of dharma while continually urging battle, highlighting the moral contradiction between professed righteousness and a temperament driven by pride and violence.