Shloka 386
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
दुर्योधन वै पुरत: कृत्वा वैरं च भारत । “भरतश्रेष्ठ) भरतनन्दन! कालने दुर्योधन और उसके वैरको आगे करके सम्पूर्ण जगत््को नष्ट कर दिया'
duryodhanaṃ vai purataḥ kṛtvā vairaṃ ca bhārata |
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—“โอ ภารตะ! กาลได้ยกทุรโยธนะขึ้นไว้เบื้องหน้า พร้อมทั้งความพยาบาทเป็นธงนำ แล้วก่อให้เกิดความพินาศแก่โลกทั้งปวง”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When enmity is enthroned as the guiding motive—especially through a powerful leader—it spreads beyond personal rivalry and becomes a collective disaster. The verse warns that prioritizing vengeance over dharma can lead to the destruction of an entire society.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating to the Bhārata listener (Janamejaya), frames the unfolding devastation of the Kurukṣetra conflict as being driven by Duryodhana placed at the forefront along with his feud—highlighting how his hostility becomes the catalyst for widespread ruin.