Shloka 46
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
स त्वं मयि मृते राजन् विदुरेण सुखी भव । भोक्ष्यसे पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां कि मया त्वं करिष्यसि
sa tvaṁ mayi mṛte rājan vidureṇa sukhī bhava | bhokṣyase pṛthivīṁ kṛtsnāṁ ki mayā tvaṁ kariṣyasi, rājan ||
Wika ni Duryodhana: “O Hari, kapag ako’y patay na, mamuhay kang masaya kasama ni Vidura. Tamuhin mo ang paghahari sa buong daigdig. Anong layunin ang matutupad mo sa pagpapanatili sa akin na buhay, O Hari?”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attachment to power and wounded pride can distort judgment: Duryodhana frames his own life as an obstacle to ‘peace’ and governance, rejecting wise counsel (symbolized by Vidura) and implying that only his removal can restore order. Ethically, it contrasts impulsive, ego-driven speech with the dharmic ideal of accepting guidance and responsibility.
In the Sabha Parva context, Duryodhana, agitated and humiliated by events in the royal assembly, speaks bitterly to King Dhritarashtra. He tells his father that after his death Dhritarashtra can live happily with Vidura and rule the whole earth, implying that Duryodhana’s continued existence serves no purpose and expressing a dramatic, self-destructive resolve.