Shloka 23
आशंसते वै धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रो महाराज्यमसपत्नं॑ पृथिव्याम् | तस्मिज्छम: केवलो नोपलभ्यो बद्धं सन््तं मन्यते लब्धमर्थम्,धृतराष्ट्रका वह ज्येष्ठ पुत्र भूमण्डलका शत्रुरहित साम्राज्य पानेकी आशा रखता है। वह मन-ही-मन यह संकल्प भी करता है कि जूएमें प्राप्त हुआ यह धन एवं राज्य अब मेरे ही अधिकारमें आबद्ध रहे; अत: उसके प्रति केवल संधिका प्रयत्न सफल न होगा
āśaṃsate vai dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putro mahārājyam asapatnaṃ pṛthivyām | tasmiñ chamaḥ kevalo nopalabhyo baddhaṃ santaṃ manyate labdham artham ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：持国之子（难敌，杜尤陀那）渴望在大地之上获得无可匹敌的帝王霸权。对他而言，单凭和解之道无法奏效，因为他把自己所夺得的利益——如同依法归己、牢牢系于身上的财物与国土——视为早已稳固在握；因此，仅靠求和的努力不会成功。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a ruler is consumed by the desire for uncontested power and treats unjustly acquired gains as permanently his, mere conciliatory counsel cannot restrain him; ethical blindness makes peace unattainable and drives conflict toward war.
Vaiśaṃpāyana explains why negotiations are failing: Duryodhana hopes for sole imperial rule and mentally clings to what he has ‘won’ (notably through the dice episode) as bound to his authority, so simple proposals of peace will not persuade him.