Shloka 55
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
कि पुनर्मोहमासक्तस्तत्र तत्र सहस्रधा । पुत्रेषु राज्यदारेषु पौत्रेष्वपि च बन्धुषु
ki punar moham āsaktas tatra tatra sahasradhā | putreṣu rājyadāreṣu pautreṣv api ca bandhuṣu ||
“那么，对于被迷妄所系、在此在彼以千般方式执著于儿子、王权、妻室、孙辈乃至亲族之人，又何必多言呢？”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how delusion (moha) multiplies attachment across family and power—sons, sovereignty, spouse, descendants, and kin—thereby clouding ethical discernment and weakening commitment to dharma.
Dhritarashtra reflects on the force of delusion and attachment, implying that a person entangled in familial and political ties becomes especially vulnerable to partiality and moral error—an undercurrent in the lead-up to the Kurukshetra conflict.