Shloka 293
यत्र युध्यामहे सर्वे धनलो भात् समागता: । हमें धनसे या धन पानेकी इच्छासे क्या प्रयोजन है? जो हम सब लोग यहाँ धनके लोभसे एकत्र होकर जूझ रहे हैं
yatra yudhyāmahe sarve dhanalobhāt samāgatāḥ |
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「ここにいる我らは皆、財への貪りによって集い、戦っているのだ。」文脈においてこの一句は、戦の道徳的腐蝕を露わにする—それは正しき義務としてではなく、利得への欲望に駆られた争奪として語られ、その動機の倫理的正当性を暗に問いかけている。
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how greed (dhanalobha) can distort judgment and undermine dharma: when the motive for action is mere acquisition, even a socially sanctioned duty like warfare loses moral grounding and becomes ethically suspect.
Duryodhana reflects on the battle situation, stating that they have all gathered and are fighting driven by desire for wealth—an admission that the conflict is propelled by material craving rather than a higher righteous purpose.