Shloka 34
कामीकवन-समागमः
Kāmyaka Forest Meeting: Kṛṣṇa’s Visit; Mārkaṇḍeya and Nārada Arrive
कि पुनर्ध॑तराष्ट्रस्य पुत्र दुर्यूतदेविनम् विद्विष्टं सर्वलोकस्य दम्भमोहपरायणम्
ki punar dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putra duryūtadevinam vidviṣṭaṁ sarvalokasya dambhamohaparāyaṇam
അങ്ങനെയിരിക്കെ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രന്റെ പുത്രനായ ദുര്യോധനൻ—ചൂതാട്ടത്തിൽ ആസക്തൻ, സർവ്വലോകത്തിനും ദ്വേഷ്യൻ, ദംഭവും മോഹവും ആശ്രയിച്ചവൻ—അവനോടു നിന്ദ കൂടുതൽ ബാധകമല്ലേ?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores ethical causality: when a person is ruled by gambling, arrogance, and delusion, social trust collapses and universal condemnation follows. It implies that inner vices (moha, dambha) are not private flaws but forces that corrode dharma and public order.
Vaiśampāyana characterizes Duryodhana in strongly moral terms, emphasizing his fixation on gambling and his alienation from the wider world. The line functions as a pointed assessment of Duryodhana’s disposition, preparing the listener to understand later conflicts as rooted in entrenched character faults.