Shloka 7
स्त्रीपर्व — अध्याय १५: गान्धारी-युधिष्ठिर-संवादः
Gandhārī’s Confrontation and Consolation of Yudhiṣṭhira
सुयोधनमसंगृहा[ न शक््या भू: ससागरा | केवला भोक्तुमस्माभिरतश्वैतत् कृतं मया,“दुर्योधनका संहार किये बिना हमलोग निष्कण्टक पृथ्वीका राज्य नहीं भोग सकते थे, इसलिये मैंने यह अयोग्य कार्य किया
su-yodhanam asaṅgṛhya na śakyā bhūḥ sa-sāgarā | kevalā bhoktum asmābhir ataś caitat kṛtaṃ mayā ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Nếu không trừ diệt Suyodhana (Duryodhana) trước, chúng ta không thể an hưởng cõi đất này—dẫu bốn bề giáp biển—trong yên ổn và không bị ngăn trở. Vì thế ta đã làm việc ấy.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral-political rationale: as long as an oppressive rival remains, peaceful enjoyment of rightful rule is impossible; thus the speaker presents the violent act as compelled by necessity, inviting reflection on dharma versus expediency.
In the aftermath context of Strī-parvan, the narration reports a justification for the killing/removal of Duryodhana: the claim is that only after his downfall could the victors rule the earth unobstructed.