Shloka 23
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
अपर्यन्तं धनीघं त॑ दृष्ट्वा शत्रोरहं नृप । शमं नैवाभिगच्छामि चिन्तयानो विशाम्पते,महाराज! शत्रुकी वह अनन्त धनराशि देखकर मैं चिन्तित हो रहा हूँ; मुझे चैन नहीं मिलता
aparyantaṁ dhanaughaṁ taṁ dṛṣṭvā śatror ahaṁ nṛpa | śamaṁ naivābhigacchāmi cintayāno viśāmpate ||
اے مہاراج! دشمن کے اس بے کنار دولت کے سیلاب کو دیکھ کر میں فکر میں ڈوب جاتا ہوں؛ اے رعایا کے مالک! اسے سوچتے سوچتے مجھے ہرگز سکون نہیں ملتا۔
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how envy and fixation on another’s prosperity destroy inner peace. Ethical failure begins internally: when one measures oneself by an opponent’s wealth, calm (śama) is lost and hostility is fueled.
Duryodhana, addressing a kingly figure, confesses that after witnessing the enemy’s immense wealth he is consumed by anxious brooding and cannot find mental tranquility—signaling the intensification of his resentment and rivalry.