Shloka 266
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
एते चेदेवमिच्छन्ति कृतकार्यो युधिष्ठिर: । “आपके पुत्र पाण्डवोंका धन लेनेके लिये लुभाये हुए हैं, परंतु इन्हें अपने धनसे भी हाथ धोना पड़ेगा। यदि ये ऐसा ही चाहते हैं, तब तो युधिष्ठिरका काम बन गया
ete ced evam icchanti kṛtakāryo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Kung tunay na iyan ang nais nila, natupad na ang layunin ni Yudhiṣṭhira.” Sa diwa ng pangyayari, itinuturo ng pahayag ang isang kabalintunaang moral at pang-estratehiya: ang mga naudyukan ng kasakiman na agawin ang yaman ng mga Pāṇḍava ay maaaring mauwi sa pagkawala kahit ng sarili nilang taglay; at sa sarili nilang pasya, binubuksan nila ang landas sa makatarungang hangarin ni Yudhiṣṭhira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire driven by greed can become self-defeating: when opponents insist on an unjust course, they may undermine their own security and inadvertently enable the righteous party’s objective. The line underscores how adharma carries the seed of its own loss.
In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war negotiations and counsels, Vaiśaṃpāyana comments that if the other side persists in its chosen stance, then Yudhiṣṭhira’s intended end is effectively achieved—because their very insistence sets in motion consequences favorable to him.