Shloka 313
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
(सम्मृश्य तानि वाक्यानि दानवोक्तानि दुर्मति: ।) विजेष्यामि रणे पाण्डूनिति चास्याभवन्मति: । भारत! कृत्याके चले जानेपर राजा दुर्योधनने इन सारी बातोंको स्वप्न समझा। दैत्योंके कहे हुए वचनोंपर विचार करके दुर्बुद्धि दुर्योधनके मनमें यह संकल्प उदित हुआ कि -मैं युद्धमें पाण्डवोंको जीत लूँगा'
sammṛśya tāni vākyāni dānavoktāni durmatiḥ | vijeṣyāmi raṇe pāṇḍūn iti cāsyābhavan matiḥ ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Refletindo sobre aquelas palavras proferidas pelos Dānavas, ergueu-se no espírito de Duryodhana, de juízo perverso, esta resolução: “Vencerei os Pāṇḍavas na batalha.” A passagem realça como o orgulho e a ilusão podem transformar um conselho ominoso numa intenção endurecida rumo à guerra, eclipsando a prudência e o dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how a mind clouded by durmati (misguided intellect) can convert questionable or demonic counsel into firm resolve for violence, illustrating the ethical danger of pride-driven determination that ignores dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Duryodhana, after pondering the words spoken by the Dānavas, forms a decisive intention: he will defeat the Pāṇḍavas in battle—signaling his renewed commitment to the coming conflict.