Shloka 36
Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था
दुर्योधन उवाच उभौ स्व एकजातीयौ तथोभौ भूमिगोचरीौ । अथ कस्मात् पाण्डवानामेकतो मन्यसे जयम्
duryodhana uvāca | ubhau sva-ekajātīyau tathobhau bhūmi-gocarau | atha kasmāt pāṇḍavānām ekato manyase jayam |
Duryodhana berkata: “Ayah, baik pihak Kaurawa maupun Pāṇḍawa berasal dari satu garis keturunan yang sama, dan keduanya hidup serta bergerak di bumi yang sama ini. Lalu mengapa Ayah berkeyakinan bahwa kemenangan hanya akan menjadi milik Pāṇḍawa?”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Shared birth, clan, or worldly parity does not guarantee equal outcomes; Duryodhana challenges a moral-ethical judgment that victory aligns with the side perceived as more righteous (dharma), revealing his reliance on lineage and power rather than ethical causality.
In the Udyoga Parva, as war becomes imminent, Duryodhana addresses his father (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and questions why he believes the Pāṇḍavas will win, arguing that both factions are of the same family and live in the same land.