Shloka 40
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
स मामभ्यनुजानीहि मातुलाद्य सुदुःखितम् | अमर्ष च समाविष्टं धृतराष्ट्रे निवेदय
sā mām abhyanujānīhi mātulādya suduḥkhitam | amarṣaṁ ca samāviṣṭaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭre nivedaya ||
杜尤陀那说道：“舅父啊，请准我此刻告退。我被深重的悲苦所压倒，又被难以忍受的怨愤所吞噬。请将我的情状禀告持国王。”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how envy and wounded pride (amarṣa) can seize a person’s mind, distorting judgment and pushing one toward rash, self-destructive impulses; ethically, it warns that unchecked resentment becomes a driver of adharma and conflict.
In the aftermath of events in the royal assembly, Duryodhana, burning with humiliation and jealousy, turns to his maternal uncle (Śakuni) asking for permission to withdraw, and requests that his distressed condition be conveyed to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.