Shloka 13
Adhyāya 8: Saṃprahāra-varṇana and Bhīma–Kṣemadhūrti Dvipa-Yuddha
Combat Description and Elephant Duel
यमाश्रित्य महाबाहुं विद्विषां जयकाड्क्षया । दुर्योधनो5करोद् वैरं पाण्डुपुत्रैर्महारथै:,जिस महाबाहुका भरोसा करके शत्रुओंपर विजय पानेकी इच्छा रखते हुए दुर्योधनने महारथी पाण्डवोंके साथ वैर बाँध रखा था
yam āśritya mahābāhuṁ vidviṣāṁ jayakāṅkṣayā | duryodhano 'karod vairaṁ pāṇḍuputrair mahārathaiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Umaasa sa makapangyarihang bayani na yaon, at udyok ng pagnanais na magwagi sa mga kaaway, si Duryodhana ay nagpasya sa lantad na pagkapoot laban sa mga anak ni Pāṇḍu—ang mga Pāṇḍava na dakilang mandirigmang-karwahe.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked craving for victory (jaya-ākāṅkṣā), when supported by reliance on mere power, can turn into intentional and sustained enmity—even against one’s own kin—thereby deepening adharma and escalating conflict.
Vaiśaṃpāyana explains that Duryodhana, depending on a powerful ally/hero (mahābāhu) and seeking triumph over enemies, deliberately maintained hostility toward the Pāṇḍavas, the great warriors who were the sons of Pāṇḍu.