Shloka 5
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः
Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra
ते युधिष्ठिरमासीनमजि नै: प्रतिवासितम् | कृष्णप्रधाना: संहत्य पर्युपासन्त भारत,भारत! वे नरेश श्रीकृष्णकी प्रधानतामें संगठित हो वनमें विराजमान मृगचर्मधारी युधिष्ठिरके समीप जाकर बैठे और सगे-सम्बन्धियोंसहित आपका मूलोच्छेद कर डालनेकी इच्छा रखकर कहने लगे--'धृतराष्ट्रके हाथसे राज्यको लौटा लेना ही कर्तव्य है”
te yudhiṣṭhiram āsīnam araṇye pratīvāsitam | kṛṣṇapradhānāḥ saṃhatya paryupāsanta bhārata bhārata |
杜尤陀那说道：“那些诸王以奎师那为首，结成一体，前往森林中居住的由提施提罗那里；他当时以苦行者之相端坐。诸王在他近旁坐下，怀着要连同你的亲族一并将你连根拔除的决意，说道：‘从持国王（德里达罗湿多罗）手中夺回王国，乃我等之责。’”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between rightful sovereignty and political ambition: appeals to “duty” (kartavya) can be used to justify aggressive aims, so dharma must be tested by intention, fairness, and the means employed—not merely by slogans of legitimacy.
Duryodhana describes a group of rulers, led by Kṛṣṇa, approaching the exiled Yudhiṣṭhira in the forest and sitting near him to speak; he frames their purpose as seeking to reclaim the kingdom from Dhṛtarāṣṭra, while also implying hostile intent toward Duryodhana and his kin.