Previous Verse
Next Verse

Mahabharata 7.191.293Drona Parva, Adhyaya 191, Shloka 293

यत्र युध्यामहे सर्वे धनलो भात्‌ समागता: । हमें धनसे या धन पानेकी इच्छासे क्‍या प्रयोजन है? जो हम सब लोग यहाँ धनके लोभसे एकत्र होकर जूझ रहे हैं

yatra yudhyāmahe sarve dhanalobhāt samāgatāḥ |

Duryodhana nói: “Ở đây, tất cả chúng ta đang giao chiến, tụ họp lại vì lòng tham của cải.” Trong mạch văn, câu ấy phơi bày sự mục ruỗng đạo lý của cuộc chiến: chiến tranh không còn được đặt như bổn phận chính đáng, mà như một cuộc tranh đoạt bị thúc đẩy bởi dục vọng tài vật, ngầm đặt vấn đề về tính chính danh của động cơ ấy.

यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
युध्यामहेwe fight
युध्यामहे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormLat (present), 1, plural, Atmanepada
सर्वेall (of us)
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
धनलुब्धाःgreedy for wealth
धनलुब्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधन-लुब्ध
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
समागताःassembled, having come together
समागताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-गम्
Formक्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

दुर्योधन उवाच

D
Duryodhana

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how greed (dhanalobha) can distort judgment and undermine dharma: when the motive for action is mere acquisition, even a socially sanctioned duty like warfare loses moral grounding and becomes ethically suspect.

Duryodhana reflects on the battle situation, stating that they have all gathered and are fighting driven by desire for wealth—an admission that the conflict is propelled by material craving rather than a higher righteous purpose.

AI

Ask anything about this verse

Curious about the meaning, context, or a word? Ask, and continue the conversation in the Vedapath app.

A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Mahabharata in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App