Shloka 66
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
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प्राणाधिकं भीमसेनं कृतविद्यं धनंजयम् । धार्तराष्ट्रा दुरात्मानो नामृष्यन्त परस्परम्
prāṇādhikaṃ bhīmasenaṃ kṛtavidyaṃ dhanaṃjayam | dhārtarāṣṭrā durātmāno nāmṛṣyanta parasparam ||
بھیم سین کو جان دار قوت میں بڑھا ہوا اور دھننجے (ارجن) کو اسلحہ کے علم میں کامل دیکھ کر دھرتراشٹر کے بدباطن بیٹے اسے برداشت نہ کر سکے؛ ان کے دلوں میں حسد اور عداوت بھڑک اٹھی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how envy arises when virtue and capability shine: the Kauravas, described as durātmānaḥ, cannot tolerate Bhīma’s superior strength and Arjuna’s mastery of weapons. Ethically, it warns that resentment toward others’ excellence is a mark of adharma and becomes a seed of future wrongdoing.
Vaiśampāyana narrates the growing hostility in the Kuru court: observing Bhīma’s exceptional might and Arjuna’s accomplished martial learning, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons become unable to endure the Pāṇḍavas’ rising stature, intensifying rivalry that will later drive major conflicts.