Shloka 173
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
दुर्योधनं कौरवाणामाधिपत्ये5 भ्यषेचयम् । दुर्योधनकी बुद्धिमें दुष्टता भरी थी। वह जाति-भाइयोंका भय बढ़ानेवाला था तो भी मुझ मूर्खने उसे कौरवोंके राजसिंहासनपर अभिषिक्त कर दिया
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | duryodhanaṃ kauravāṇām ādhipatye 'bhiṣecayam |
ທຣິຕຣາສະຕຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ປະກອບພິທີອະພິເສກ ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ ດຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ໃຫ້ຄອງອຳນາດເຫນືອກອຣະວະທັງຫມົດ. ແມ່ນແທ້ວ່າປັນຍາຂອງເຂົາເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມຊົ່ວ ແລະເປັນຜູ້ເພີ່ມຄວາມຢ້ານກົວໃຫ້ແກ່ຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງຕົນ ແຕ່ຂ້ອຍ—ຜູ້ໂງ່—ກໍຍັງສະເຫຼີມສົດເຂົາໃຫ້ນັ່ງເທິງລາຊະບັນລັງຂອງກອຣະວະ.»
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s moral failure is not only in committing wrong but also in empowering wrongdoing. Dhṛtarāṣṭra recognizes that installing a wicked heir out of attachment and delusion violates dharma and becomes a root cause of fear, injustice, and eventual ruin.
In Āśramavāsika Parva, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on past decisions after the war’s devastation. Here he admits that he crowned Duryodhana as leader of the Kauravas despite knowing his harmful disposition, acknowledging his own folly and responsibility.