Shloka 31
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा—व्यासोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and Vyāsa’s Counsel
राजन! नरेश्वर! यह जो तुम्हारा पुत्र दुर्योधन था, वह सारे जगत्का संहार करनेके लिये कलिका मूर्तिमान् अंश ही गान्धारीके पेटसे पैदा हुआ था। वह अमर्षशील, क्रोधी, चंचल और कूटनीतिसे काम लेनेवाला था ।। दैवयोगात् समुत्पन्ना भ्रातरश्नास्य तादृशा: । शकुनिर्मातुलश्चैव कर्णश्ष परम: सखा
rājan nareśvara yaḥ sa tava putro duryodhanaḥ sa sarvajagatsaṃhārāya kalikā mūrtimān aṃśa eva gāndhāryāḥ peṭāt prādurbhūtaḥ | sa amarṣaśīlaḥ krodhī cañcalaḥ kūṭanītinā ca kāryaṃ kurvāṇaḥ || daivayogāt samutpannā bhrātaraś cāsya tādṛśāḥ | śakunir mātulaś caiva karṇaś ca paramaḥ sakhā ||
毗耶娑说：“大王，人中之主啊！你这儿子杜尔约陀那（Duryodhana），乃从犍陀利之腹而生，为显现的迦梨（Kali）之一分，其目的正是给世界带来毁灭。他不容受辱，动辄发怒，心性轻躁无常，并以诡曲之策达成所欲。由于命运的会合，他的诸弟亦多具相似的性情；而其母舅沙昆尼（Śakuni）与迦尔那（Karṇa）则成了他最亲近的盟友。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames catastrophic conflict as arising from a convergence of inner vices (anger, fickleness, deceitful policy) and daiva (fate). Ethically, it warns that when rulers normalize kūṭanīti and resentment, they become instruments of wider social ruin, regardless of lineage or power.
Vyāsa addresses the grieving king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, characterizing Duryodhana as an embodied portion of Kali destined for destruction, and notes that his brothers shared similar tendencies. He also points to Śakuni and Karṇa as key associates who strengthened Duryodhana’s course.