Mahabharata · 2.44.12–13
॥
Devanāgarī
दुर्योधन उवाच
त्वया च सहितो राजन्न् एतैश् चान्यैर् महारथैः ॥
एतान् एव विजेष्यामि यदि त्वम् अनुमन्यसे ॥
एतेषु विजितेष्व् अद्य भविष्यति मही मम ॥
सर्वे च पृथिवीपालाः सभा सा च महाधना ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
duryodhana uvāca
tvayā ca sahito rājann etaiś cānyair mahārathaiḥ ||
etān eva vijeṣyāmi yadi tvam anumanyase ||
eteṣu vijiteṣv adya bhaviṣyati mahī mama ||
sarve ca pṛthivīpālāḥ sabhā sā ca mahādhanā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
त्वया च सहितो राजन्न्tvayā ca sahito rājann"Together with you, O king,
एतैश् च अन्यैर् महारथैःetaiś ca anyair mahārathaiḥand with these and other great chariot-warriors --
एतान् एव विजेष्यामिetān eva vijeṣyāmiI shall conquer these very ones,
यदि त्वम् अनुमन्यसेyadi tvam anumanyaseif you will consent;
एतेषु विजितेष्व् अद्यeteṣu vijiteṣv adyawhen they are defeated now,
भविष्यति मही ममbhaviṣyati mahī mamathe earth shall become mine [= yours],
सर्वे च पृथिवी-पालाःsarve ca pṛthivī-pālāḥand all the kings,
सभा सा च महा-धनाsabhā sā ca mahā-dhanāand that hall rich in treasures."
दुर्योधनduryodhanaoriginal form "duryodhana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चान्यैर्cānyairoriginal form "cānyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथिवीपालाःpṛthivīpālāḥoriginal form "pṛthivīpālāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाधनाmahādhanāoriginal form "mahādhanā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Together with you, O king, and with these and other great chariot-warriors, I shall conquer these very ones, if you consent. When they are defeated now, the earth shall become yours, and all the kings, and that hall rich in treasures."
Version
490854ba7ac6 · published Jul 16, 2026, 3:49:22 PM UTC
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Behind the craving for 'that hall rich in treasures' the root of the scheme is laid bare -- greed for what belongs to another. It is notable that the object of desire is precisely the assembly hall where Duryodhana was mocked: wounded pride wants to seize the very thing that humiliated it. The verse teaches that envy and greed are twins: unable to find peace at another's good fortune, the soul craves to appropriate it. But what envy seizes brings no joy -- Duryodhana will covet the hall too, and will find no happiness in it, for happiness dwelt not in the crystal but in the virtue of its owners. Whoever chases the fruits of another's righteousness without gaining its root will grasp only an empty husk.