Shloka 40
Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
एवं दुर्योधन: कर्ण: शकुनिश्चापि सौबल: । अनेकैरभ्युपायैस्ताज्जिघांसन्ति सम पाण्डवान्,इस प्रकार दुर्योधन, कर्ण तथा सुबलपुत्र शकुनि अनेक उपायोंद्वारा पाण्डवोंको मार डालना चाहते थे
evaṁ duryodhanaḥ karṇaḥ śakuniś cāpi saubalaḥ | anekair abhyupāyais tāñ jighāṁsanti sma pāṇḍavān ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—ดังนี้ ทุรโยธนะ กรรณะ และศกุนีบุตรแห่งสุบาละ ต่างคิดอุบายหลากหลาย มุ่งหมายจะสังหารเหล่าปาณฑพ
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how deliberate intent to harm—especially through calculated schemes—marks a fall into adharma. It frames moral decline not as a sudden act but as sustained, collective planning driven by envy and hostility.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Duryodhana, together with Karṇa and Śakuni (Subala’s son), are actively plotting through multiple stratagems to kill the Pāṇḍavas, setting the stage for escalating conflict within the Kuru family.