Shloka 34
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
ईश्वरत्वं पृथिव्याश्व॒ वसुमत्तां च तादृशीम् । यज्ञं च तादृशं दृष्टवा मादृश: को न संज्वरेत्
īśvaratvaṃ pṛthivyāś ca vasumattāṃ ca tādṛśīm | yajñaṃ ca tādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭvā mādṛśaḥ ko na saṃjvaret ||
杜尤陀那说道：“看见他们拥有大地的主权，享有那般财富与荣光，又举行如此盛大的祭祀——像我这样的人，怎能不心火灼烧、忧惧难安？”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the sight of another’s success—sovereignty, wealth, and public honor—can ignite inner burning (saṃjvara) in an untrained mind. Ethically, it warns that envy and comparison, if indulged, become the psychological starting point for adharma.
After witnessing the extraordinary royal prosperity and the grandeur of the sacrifice associated with the Pāṇḍavas’ rise, Duryodhana confesses his agitation. This confession foreshadows his later choices, as his jealousy and insecurity harden into hostility.