Shloka 10
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)
ततो दुर्योधनो मन्द: सहामात्य: सबान्धव: । निष्ठामापत्स्यते मूढ: क्रुद्धे गाण्डीवधन्चनि
tato duryodhano mandaḥ sahāmātyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ | niṣṭhām āpatsyate mūḍhaḥ kruddhe gāṇḍīvadhanvani ||
At kung magngitngit sa galit ang may tangan ng busog na Gāṇḍīva (si Arjuna), ang mapurol ang isip na si Duryodhana—naliligaw at matigas ang ulo—ay hahantong sa ganap na kapahamakan, kasama ang kanyang mga ministro at mga kamag-anak.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that delusion, arrogance, and obstinate refusal to act rightly lead to inevitable ruin—not only for the wrongdoer but also for those who enable him (ministers and kinsmen). It also implies an ethical duty to heed wise counsel and avoid provoking righteous power through injustice.
Vāyudeva foretells the outcome of Duryodhana’s course: if he persists in his folly, then when Arjuna—the famed wielder of the Gāṇḍīva—becomes enraged, Duryodhana will be destroyed along with his political supporters and family allies.