Shloka 2
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
एको<5हमिति यन्मोहान्मन्यसे मां सुयोधन । परिभूय सुद्दुर्बुद्धे ग्रहीतुं मां चिकीर्षसि
eko 'ham iti yan mohān manyase māṁ suyodhana | paribhūya sudurbuddhe grahītuṁ māṁ cikīrṣasi ||
“Hỡi Suyodhana! Vì mê muội mà ngươi nghĩ: ‘Hắn chỉ có một mình.’ Và hỡi kẻ mưu tính tăm tối, sau khi khinh miệt ta, ngươi còn muốn bắt ta—đó là sự mù lòa của trí hiểu ngươi.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Delusion and arrogance distort judgment: mistaking a great power for something small (‘he is alone’) leads to unethical action—contempt and attempted coercion—revealing flawed counsel (dur-buddhi) and moral blindness.
In the tense pre-war diplomacy of the Udyoga Parva, Duryodhana, driven by pride and miscalculation, considers seizing Krishna; the verse rebukes him for thinking Krishna is ‘alone’ and for attempting to capture him after insulting him.