Shloka 52
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
देवाह्ा मानुषा भोगा: प्राप्ता असुलभा नृपै:
devāhā mānuṣā bhogāḥ prāptā asulabhā nṛpaiḥ
Duryodhana mengisytiharkan bahawa dia telah meraih kenikmatan yang layak bagi dewa dan manusia—kesenangan yang jarang diperoleh bahkan oleh raja-raja—menyingkap kesombongannya terhadap kejayaan duniawi serta keterikatannya pada ganjaran yang fana tatkala dharma runtuh di medan perang.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how attachment to pleasure and status can inflate pride and obscure dharma; even extraordinary worldly gains remain ethically hollow when pursued through adharma and violence.
In Shalya Parva, Duryodhana speaks in a self-justifying, boastful tone, claiming he has secured exceptional enjoyments—divine and human—rare even for kings, reflecting his mindset as the war reaches its grim culmination.