Shloka 63
दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः
Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa
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Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tvayākṣiptā mahābāho dīpyamāneva dṛśyate | rājendra tava śatravaḥ śīghraṃ hi śokena dīnā-durbalā abhavan | mahābāho tvayā rājñaḥ yudhiṣṭhirāt iyam lakṣmīḥ svabuddhibalena apahṛtā | ataḥ idānīṃ tava gṛhe eṣā prakāśitīva dṛśyate ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, kemakmuran yang kau rampas itu tampak seakan menyala. Wahai raja terbaik, musuh-musuhmu segera menjadi papa dan lemah oleh duka. Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, dengan kekuatan kelicikanmu sendiri engkau merebut kejayaan kerajaan ini dari Raja Yudhiṣṭhira; maka kini ia seolah bersinar di rumahmu.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension between outward prosperity and the means by which it is obtained: wealth and royal splendor gained through cunning seizure may appear dazzling, yet it is ethically charged, being taken from a righteous king and causing grief and weakness to others.
Vaiśampāyana describes how the addressee has taken Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal prosperity (lakṣmī) through intellectual stratagem, leaving opponents grief-stricken and weakened; that transferred fortune now seems to shine in the victor’s household.