Shloka 149
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
मैत्रेयागमन चात्र राज्ञश्नैवानुशासनम् । शापोत्सर्गश्न तेनैव राज्ञो दुर्योधनस्य च,मैत्रेय ऋषिने आकर राजा धृतराष्ट्रको उपदेश किया और उन्होंने ही राजा दुर्योधनको शाप दे दिया
maitreya-āgamanaṁ cātra rājñaś caivānuśāsanam | śāpotsargaś ca tenaiva rājño duryodhanasya ca ||
ଏଠାରେ ମୈତ୍ରେୟ ଋଷିଙ୍କ ଆଗମନ ଓ ରାଜା ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଦିଆ ତାଙ୍କ ଉପଦେଶ ମଧ୍ୟ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣିତ; ଏବଂ ସେଇ ଋଷି ରାଜା ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନଙ୍କୁ ଯେ ଶାପ ଦେଇଥିଲେ, ତାହା ମଧ୍ୟ କୁହାଯାଇଛି।
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must accept righteous counsel and restrain pride; ignoring the guidance of sages and persisting in arrogance becomes a cause of ruin, symbolized here by the curse that follows moral refusal.
The text signals an episode in which the sage Maitreya arrives, instructs King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and then pronounces a curse upon King Duryodhana—marking a turning point that foreshadows the consequences of Duryodhana’s conduct.