Shloka 13
Nirmaryāda-saṃgrāma-varṇana — The Unbounded Clash and Bhīṣma’s Rallying Presence
१२ ।। इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् | इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्,वे सोचा करते हैं कि मैंने आज यह प्राप्त कर लिया है और अब इस मनोरथको प्राप्त कर लूँगा। मेरे पास यह इतना धन है और फिर भी यह हो जायगा
idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ prāpsye manoratham | idam astīdam api me bhaviṣyati punaḥ dhanam ||
“This I have gained today; this desire too I shall fulfill. This much wealth is mine, and more wealth will again become mine.” Thus do the deluded speak, driven by possessiveness and the hunger for accumulation, mistaking temporary gain for lasting security and righteousness.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the self-deceptive inner talk of greed: the mind keeps converting each gain into a new entitlement and a fresh promise of more. Ethically, it warns that fixation on possession and future acquisition breeds delusion and undermines dharma.
A speaker describes the mentality of those intoxicated by wealth and success: they congratulate themselves for what they have gained and immediately project further conquests—another desire to be achieved, more riches to come—revealing an endless cycle of craving.