Shloka 34
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
ईश्वरत्वं पृथिव्याश्व॒ वसुमत्तां च तादृशीम् । यज्ञं च तादृशं दृष्टवा मादृश: को न संज्वरेत्,शत्रुओंके पास समस्त भूमण्डलका वह साम्राज्य, वैसी धन-रत्नोंसे भरी सम्पदा और उनका वैसा उत्कृष्ट राजसूययज्ञ देखकर मेरे-जैसा कौन पुरुष चिन्तित न होगा?
īśvaratvaṃ pṛthivyāś ca vasumattāṃ ca tādṛśīm | yajñaṃ ca tādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭvā mādṛśaḥ ko na saṃjvaret ||
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「彼らが大地の覇権を得、あれほどの富と栄華を備え、さらにあの壮麗な祭祀を行うのを見て、私のような者がどうして焦燥に燃えずにいられようか。」
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the sight of another’s success—sovereignty, wealth, and public honor—can ignite inner burning (saṃjvara) in an untrained mind. Ethically, it warns that envy and comparison, if indulged, become the psychological starting point for adharma.
After witnessing the extraordinary royal prosperity and the grandeur of the sacrifice associated with the Pāṇḍavas’ rise, Duryodhana confesses his agitation. This confession foreshadows his later choices, as his jealousy and insecurity harden into hostility.