Shloka 5
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः
Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra
ते युधिष्ठिरमासीनमजि नै: प्रतिवासितम् | कृष्णप्रधाना: संहत्य पर्युपासन्त भारत
te yudhiṣṭhiram āsīnam araṇye pratīvāsitam | kṛṣṇapradhānāḥ saṃhatya paryupāsanta bhārata bhārata |
ହେ ଭାରତ! ସେହି ରାଜାମାନେ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଧାନ କରି ଏକତ୍ର ହୋଇ, ବନରେ ମୃଗଚର୍ମ ଧାରଣ କରି ଆସୀନ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇ ବସିଲେ। ପରେ ସଗା-ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ତୁମକୁ ମୂଳସହିତ ଉଚ୍ଛେଦ କରିବା ଦୃଢ଼ ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପରେ କହିଲେ—“ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଙ୍କ ହାତରୁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଫେରାଇ ନେବା ହିଁ ଆମର କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ।”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between rightful sovereignty and political ambition: appeals to “duty” (kartavya) can be used to justify aggressive aims, so dharma must be tested by intention, fairness, and the means employed—not merely by slogans of legitimacy.
Duryodhana describes a group of rulers, led by Kṛṣṇa, approaching the exiled Yudhiṣṭhira in the forest and sitting near him to speak; he frames their purpose as seeking to reclaim the kingdom from Dhṛtarāṣṭra, while also implying hostile intent toward Duryodhana and his kin.