Shloka 123
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
दुर्योधनो नाम महान् राजा राजर्षिसत्तम: | इन्द्रके समान शरीरवाले राजा दुर्जयके एक पुत्र हुआ जो अभश्विनीकुमारोंके समान कान्तिमान् था। उसका नाम था दुर्योधन। वह राजर्षियोंमें श्रेष्ठ महान् राजा था
duryodhano nāma mahān rājā rājarṣi-sattamaḥ | indrake samāna-śarīra-vāle rājā durjayake eka putra huā yo 'śvinī-kumāroṃ ke samāna kāntimān thā | usakā nāma thā duryodhanaḥ | sa rājarṣīṣu śreṣṭhaḥ mahān rājā āsīt |
毗湿摩说道：有一位大王名为杜尤陀那（Duryodhana），为诸王仙（rājarṣi）之最上。那位身形如因陀罗的杜尔阇耶王，得一独子，光辉灿然如阿湿毗尼双神（Aśvin）之对。其子名曰杜尤陀那。他是强盛之王，被列为王仙中最卓越者——此叙述提示：外在的辉煌与尊贵的血统，亦可与道德的考验并存；而君主真正的价值，终须由正法（dharma）裁断，而非仅凭荣华。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage foregrounds the Mahābhārata’s ethical lens: noble birth, divine-like appearance, and public acclaim do not by themselves guarantee dharmic conduct. True greatness of a ruler is ultimately measured by choices, restraint, and adherence to dharma rather than by splendor or reputation.
Bhishma is describing a king named Duryodhana, presenting his exalted status and the circumstances of his birth: he is the sole son of King Durjaya, compared in form to Indra and in radiance to the Aśvinī twins. The narration functions as a laudatory genealogical/character introduction.