Shloka 30
Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)
प्रसह बन्धने बद्ध्वा प्रशासिष्ये वसुंधराम् । एवं स निश्चयं पाप: कृत्वा दुर्योधनस्तदा । नित्यमेवान्तरप्रेक्षी भीमस्यासीन्महात्मन:
prasaha bandhane baddhvā praśāsiṣye vasuṃdharām | evaṃ sa niścayaṃ pāpaḥ kṛtvā duryodhanas tadā | nityam evāntaraprekṣī bhīmasyāsīn mahātmanaḥ ||
“انہیں زبردستی قید و بند میں جکڑ کر میں زمین پر حکومت کروں گا۔” یوں یہ بدکار ارادہ باندھ کر دُریودھن اسی وقت سے مہاتما بھیم کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے ہمیشہ موقع تاکنے لگا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked ambition and envy lead to adharma: Duryodhana’s resolve to seize power through coercion and harm to a virtuous kinsman illustrates how unethical means corrupt kingship and set the stage for wider ruin.
After deciding to rule alone by forcibly imprisoning his brothers, Duryodhana continually searches for a chance to injure Bhīma. The verse highlights his settled intent and ongoing vigilance for an opportunity to do harm.