Shloka 28
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Saṃvāda on Restraint and Rājānīti
Chapter 50
शिशुपाल इवास्माकं गति: स्याज्नात्र संशय: । सपत्नेनावहासो मे स मां दहति भारत
śiśupāla ivāsmākaṃ gatiḥ syāj jñātra saṃśayaḥ | sapatnenāvahāso me sa māṃ dahati bhārata ||
ဒုရ്യೋಧနက ပြောသည်– «ငါတို့၏ အဆုံးသတ်သည် ရှိရှုပာလကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်မည်—သံသယမရှိဟု သိထား။ ပြိုင်ဘက်၏ လှောင်ပြောင်မှုက ငါ့ကို အို ဘာရတ၊ အတွင်းမှ မီးလောင်စေသည်»။
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked pride and fixation on insult become self-consuming; Duryodhana’s sense of wounded honor turns ridicule into inner fire, pushing him toward destructive choices rather than restraint.
In the aftermath of the Pandavas’ success and the tensions of the royal assembly, Duryodhana confesses that his rival’s mockery torments him; he fears that any rash attempt at retaliation would end like Śiśupāla’s—swiftly and disastrously.