Shloka 63
दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः
Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa
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Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tvayākṣiptā mahābāho dīpyamāneva dṛśyate | rājendra tava śatravaḥ śīghraṃ hi śokena dīnā-durbalā abhavan | mahābāho tvayā rājñaḥ yudhiṣṭhirāt iyam lakṣmīḥ svabuddhibalena apahṛtā | ataḥ idānīṃ tava gṛhe eṣā prakāśitīva dṛśyate ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc dũng sĩ tay mạnh, phúc lộc mà ngươi đoạt lấy trông như đang bừng cháy rực rỡ. Hỡi đấng tối thượng trong hàng vua chúa, kẻ thù của ngươi đã mau chóng trở nên khốn quẫn, suy nhược vì sầu não. Hỡi bậc tay mạnh, nhờ sức mưu trí của chính mình, ngươi đã cướp lấy vương thịnh từ vua Yudhiṣṭhira; bởi vậy nay nó dường như tỏa sáng trong nhà ngươi.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension between outward prosperity and the means by which it is obtained: wealth and royal splendor gained through cunning seizure may appear dazzling, yet it is ethically charged, being taken from a righteous king and causing grief and weakness to others.
Vaiśampāyana describes how the addressee has taken Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal prosperity (lakṣmī) through intellectual stratagem, leaving opponents grief-stricken and weakened; that transferred fortune now seems to shine in the victor’s household.