Shloka 9
खाण्डवप्रस्थप्रवेशः तथा इन्द्रप्रस्थनिर्माणवर्णनम् | Entry into Khāṇḍavaprastha and Description of Indraprastha’s Founding
अथ दुर्योधनो राजा विमना भ्रातृभि: सह । अश्वत्थाम्ना मातुलेन कर्णेन च कृपेण च,द्रपदकुमारी कृष्णाने श्वेतवाहन अर्जुनको (जयमाला पहनाकर उनका) वरण किया है, यह अपनी आँखों देखकर राजा दुर्योधनके मनमें बड़ा दुःख हुआ। वह अभश्व॒त्थामा, मामा शकुनि, कर्ण, कृपाचार्य तथा अपने भाइयोंके साथ (ट्रपदकी राजधानीसे) हस्तिनापुरके लिये लौट पड़ा। मार्ममें द:ःशासनने लज्जित होकर दुर्योधनसे धीरे-धीरे (इस प्रकार) कहा --
atha duryodhano rājā vimanā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | aśvatthāmnā mātulena karṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca |
Vaiśampāyana said: Then King Duryodhana, dejected at heart, set out together with his brothers—along with Aśvatthāman, his maternal uncle, Karṇa, and Kṛpa. Having witnessed with his own eyes Draupadī’s choice of Arjuna (the white-charioted hero) by placing the garland upon him, Duryodhana was overwhelmed with sorrow and humiliation; and thus he turned back toward Hastināpura with his companions. The episode underscores how wounded pride and envy, when unchecked, begin to harden into hostility and adharma.
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