Shloka 55
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
कि पुनर्मोहमासक्तस्तत्र तत्र सहस्रधा । पुत्रेषु राज्यदारेषु पौत्रेष्वपि च बन्धुषु
ki punar moham āsaktas tatra tatra sahasradhā | putreṣu rājyadāreṣu pautreṣv api ca bandhuṣu ||
“Vậy còn phải nói gì về kẻ vì mê muội mà vướng mắc muôn ngàn cách—chỗ này chỗ kia—vào con cái, vào vương quyền, vào vợ, vào cháu, và cả vào thân tộc?”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how delusion (moha) multiplies attachment across family and power—sons, sovereignty, spouse, descendants, and kin—thereby clouding ethical discernment and weakening commitment to dharma.
Dhritarashtra reflects on the force of delusion and attachment, implying that a person entangled in familial and political ties becomes especially vulnerable to partiality and moral error—an undercurrent in the lead-up to the Kurukshetra conflict.