Shloka 1
Adhyāya 48 — Duryodhana’s Account of Tribute and the Provisioned Court (सभा पर्व, अध्याय ४८)
भीकम (2 अमान अष्टचत्वारिशो< ध्याय: पाण्डवोंपर विजय प्राप्त करनेके लिये शकुनि और दुर्योधनकी बातचीत शकुनिरुवाच दुर्योधन न तेअमर्ष: कार्य: प्रति युधिष्ठिरम् । भागधेयानि हि स्वानि पाण्डवा भुञ्जते सदा
śakuniḥ uvāca | duryodhana na te 'marṣaḥ kāryaḥ prati yudhiṣṭhiram | bhāgadhyāyāni hi svāni pāṇḍavā bhuñjate sadā ||
Wika ni Śakuni: “Duryodhana, huwag kang magkimkim ng hinanakit laban kay Yudhiṣṭhira. Ang mga Pāṇḍava ay tinatamasa lamang ang bahaging itinakda sa kanila ng kapalaran at ng nararapat nilang bahagi.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames envy as ethically unwholesome and irrational: prosperity and royal enjoyment are presented as the result of one’s rightful share and destiny, so resentment toward a virtuous rival (Yudhishthira) is discouraged—at least on the surface.
In the Sabha Parva, Shakuni counsels Duryodhana regarding his burning jealousy of the Pandavas’ success. He tells Duryodhana not to resent Yudhishthira, implying the Pandavas are merely enjoying what is allotted to them—while the broader context is Shakuni’s political maneuvering that will soon channel Duryodhana’s envy into the dice-game plot.