Shloka 33
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament for Karṇa and Renunciation-Oriented Self-Assessment (शोक-प्रलापः / त्याग-प्रवृत्तिः)
सो>स्माकं वैरपुरुषो दुर्मति:ः प्रग्रह॑ गत: । दुर्योधनकृते होतत् कुलं नो विनिपातितम्
so ’smākaṁ vairapuruṣo durmatiḥ pragrahaṁ gataḥ | duryodhana-kṛte hotat kulaṁ no vinipātitam ||
尤提士提罗说道：“那人乃是对我等仇怨的化身，心术邪恶，已全然落入欲望与迷妄的钳制之中。正因陀罗尤陀那，我族血脉被推向覆灭。”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical causality: when a leader becomes enslaved to destructive impulses (the ‘grip’ of passion, hatred, delusion), the harm spreads beyond the individual to the entire family and social order. It stresses personal responsibility and the fragility of kula (lineage) when guided by adharma.
In the reflective setting of Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira laments the catastrophe that befell the Kurus. He identifies Duryodhana as the driving cause of the family’s ruin, portraying him as one who has become the very embodiment of hostility and has fallen under a binding, controlling force that leads to destruction.