Shloka 19
जन्मवृद्धिमिवार्थानां यो वृद्धिमभिकाड्क्षते | एधते ज्ञातिषु स वै सद्यो वृद्धि्हि विक्रम:
janma-vṛddhim ivārthānāṁ yo vṛddhim abhikāṅkṣate | edhate jñātiṣu sa vai sadyo vṛddhiḥ hi vikramaḥ ||
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「生きとし生けるものが生まれながらにして自然に成長するように、富もまた、その増大を切望し、みずから進んで追い求める者のもとで増え広がる。そのような者はたちまち一族の中で抜きん出て、彼らの間で栄える。断乎たる奮励—大胆な先手—こそが、昇進の即時の因である。」
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts a pragmatic ethic of artha: prosperity comes quickly to the one who actively desires and pursues increase, and bold initiative (vikrama) is presented as the immediate driver of advancement—especially in competitive clan settings.
In the Sabha Parva context, Duryodhana is articulating a worldview that prizes rapid rise through energetic effort and ambition, framing success among one’s relatives and rivals as the result of decisive enterprise.