Shloka 14
Draupadī’s Rebuke of Jayadratha and Dhaumya’s Admonition (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 252)
तच्छुत्वा सुहृदश्चैव समन्युरिदमब्रवीत् | न धर्मधनसौख्येन नैश्वर्येण न चाज्ञया
tac chrutvā suhṛdaś caiva samanyur idam abravīt | na dharma-dhana-saukhyena naiśvaryeṇa na cājñayā, gacchadhvaṁ nagaraṁ sarve pūjyāś ca guravo mama |
Mendengar kata-kata para sahabat yang menghendaki kebaikannya, Duryodhana—dengan murka—berkata: “Aku tidak memerlukan dharma, tidak pula harta dan kenikmatan; tidak memerlukan kemegahan, bahkan perintah dan kuasa pun tidak. Jangan menghalangi tekadku. Kalian semua pulanglah ke kota, dan di sana teruslah menghormati para guru serta para sesepuhku yang patut dimuliakan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and obstinacy can eclipse even valued aims—dharma, prosperity, pleasure, and sovereignty—showing an ethical warning: when one rejects wise counsel, one may abandon balanced duty and choose self-destructive resolve.
After hearing his friends’ advice, Duryodhana responds in anger, declaring he needs neither dharma nor worldly gains and ordering them to return to the city and honor his elders/teachers, while he remains fixed in his chosen course.