Shloka 26

Devanagari script

स पूज्यमान: कुरुभि: कौरवाणां महाबल:,इस प्रकार कौरवोंसे पृूजित हो महाबली कौरवराज दुर्योधन यशस्वी भीष्मके शिविरमें गया। उसके भाई उसे घेरकर निरन्तर उसीके साथ-साथ रहे

Transliteration

sa pūjyamānaḥ kurubhiḥ kauravāṇāṃ mahābalaḥ | tathā kauravaiḥ pūjitaḥ sa mahābalī kauravarājo duryodhanaḥ yaśasvī bhīṣmasya śiviraṃ jagāma | tasya bhrātaraḥ taṃ parivārya nirantaraṃ tasyaiva saha-sahaiva sthitāḥ |

Translation

وهكذا، وقد أكرمه الكورو، مضى ملكُ الكاورافا العظيمُ القوة دُريودَهَنَة—المشهورُ بالصيت—إلى معسكرِ بهيشما ذي المجد. فأحاط به إخوته ولازموه على الدوام، يسيرون معه دون افتراق.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूज्यमानः: being honored
• पूज्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूज्यमान (वर्तमान-कालिक कर्मणि कृदन्त, शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुभिः: by the Kurus
• कुरुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कौरवाणाम्: of the Kauravas
• कौरवाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महाबलः: very strong, mighty
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Bhishma
• Kauravas
• Kurus
• Bhishma's camp (śivira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how honor from one’s community and the unwavering presence of allies can intensify a leader’s confidence and determination. Ethically, it also hints at the danger that social approval and group solidarity may reinforce commitment even when the larger course of action leads toward destructive war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana, having been honored by the Kauravas/Kurus, proceeds to Bhishma’s military camp. His brothers closely accompany him, surrounding him and staying continually at his side, emphasizing unity within the Kaurava leadership.