Shloka 36
अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa
योडसौ सदा श्लाघते राजमध्ये दुर्योधन हर्षयन् दर्पपूर्ण: । अहं हन्ता फाल्गुनस्थेति मोहात् कच्चिद्वचस्तस्य न वै तथा तत्
yo 'sau sadā ślāghate rājamadhye duryodhanaṁ harṣayan darpapūrṇaḥ | ahaṁ hantā phālgunas teti mohāt kaccid vacas tasya na vai tathā tat ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Ang taong iyon, laging punô ng kayabangan, ay nagyayabang sa gitna ng mga hari—ikinatutuwa ni Duryodhana—na ‘Sa aking pagkahibang, kaya kong patayin si Phālguna (Arjuna).’ Napatunayang walang saysay at mali na ba ngayon ang pag-aangkin niyang iyon?”
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of darpa (arrogant pride) and moha (delusion): public boasting to win favor in a royal court is empty when not grounded in truth and capability, and it collapses under the test of action and consequence.
Yudhiṣṭhira recalls how a warrior (implied opponent) repeatedly bragged before assembled kings—encouraging Duryodhana—that he could kill Arjuna. He now asks whether that boast has been proven false in the unfolding events of the battle.