Shloka 13
अद्रोहसमयं कृत्वा चिच्छेद नमुचे: शिर: । शक्र: साभिमता तस्य रिपौ वृत्ति: सनातनी
adrohasamayaṃ kṛtvā ciccheda namuceḥ śiraḥ | śakraḥ sābhimatā tasya ripau vṛttiḥ sanātanī ||
ດຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຊັກຣະ (ພຣະອິນທຣາ) ໄດ້ເຮັດສັນຍາບໍ່ເປັນປໍລະປັກກັບນະມຸຈິ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ເຂົາໄວ້ໃຈ ແລ້ວເມື່ອໄດ້ໂອກາດກໍຕັດຫົວເຂົາ. ທ່ານຜູ້ເຄົາລົບ! ການປະພຶດຕໍ່ສັດຕູແບບນີ້ ໄດ້ສືບຕໍ່ມາແຕ່ບູຮານ; ແມ່ນຂະນົມທີ່ພຣະອິນທຣາເອງກໍຍອມຮັບ.»
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Duryodhana’s attempt to normalize deceit against enemies by citing Indra’s precedent. It highlights a moral tension in the epic: whether success in conflict can justify breaking trust, and how appeals to divine examples can be used to rationalize ethically dubious conduct.
Duryodhana argues that harsh or deceptive tactics are traditional in dealing with foes. He references the mythic episode where Indra, after making a non-hostility agreement with the Asura Namuci, later beheaded him when an opportunity arose, and claims this is an accepted model of enemy-treatment.