Shloka 22
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
दुर्योधन उवाच दृष्टवेमां पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां युधिष्ठिरवशानुगाम् । जितामस्त्रप्रतापेन श्वेताश्व॒स्य महात्मन:
duryodhana uvāca dṛṣṭavemāṃ pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ yudhiṣṭhiravaśānugām | jitām astrapratāpena śvetāśvasya mahātmanaḥ ||
都利约陀那说道：“舅父啊，我亲眼见到这整片大地尽归于由提施提罗的掌控——皆因那驾白马之伟魂阿周那，以兵器之威征服四方。见由提施提罗凭阿周那之勇而聚得至高声望与权势，我妒火中烧，昼夜不息；看着他人以正法之道登临王权，我的心便燃作烈焰。”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how envy (īrṣyā) distorts judgment: instead of recognizing merit and dharma in another’s success, Duryodhana experiences it as personal injury. This inner affliction becomes a seed for unethical choices and conflict.
Duryodhana, speaking to his maternal uncle Śakuni (implied by the address in the prose context), reflects on Yudhiṣṭhira’s growing supremacy—achieved through Arjuna’s martial prowess in subduing kings—setting the emotional groundwork for the hostility that will culminate in the dice-game and later war.