Shloka 34
कि पुनर्ध॑तराष्ट्रस्य पुत्र दुर्यूतदेविनम् विद्विष्टं सर्वलोकस्य दम्भमोहपरायणम्
ki punar dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putra duryūtadevinam vidviṣṭaṁ sarvalokasya dambhamohaparāyaṇam
“How much more so (would such blame apply) to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son—Duryodhana—who is addicted to gambling, hated by all people, and given over to arrogance and delusion?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores ethical causality: when a person is ruled by gambling, arrogance, and delusion, social trust collapses and universal condemnation follows. It implies that inner vices (moha, dambha) are not private flaws but forces that corrode dharma and public order.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes Duryodhana in strongly moral terms, emphasizing his fixation on gambling and his alienation from the wider world. The line functions as a pointed assessment of Duryodhana’s disposition, preparing the listener to understand later conflicts as rooted in entrenched character faults.