Shloka 29
भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय
हे कक 80248 [ सर्वतो दिश: । शुश्राव मधुरा नानादेशनिवासिनाम्
he kak 80248 sarvato diśaḥ | śuśrāva madhurā nānādeśanivāsinām | udārasvabhāvavāle rājā duryodhanane us samaya sampūrṇaśatrūṇāṃ saṃhāra-karaṇe samarthaṃ hastī-sūṇḍa-samāna-viśālaṃ astraprahāra-śikṣāyāṃ nipuṇatāṃ prāptāṃ svāṃ dāhiṇīṃ bhujām ūrdhvaṃ kṛtvā sampūrṇa-diśāsu utthitāḥ vividha-deśa-nivāsi-manūṣyāṇāṃ praṇāmāñjalīḥ svīkṛtya teṣāṃ madhurāḥ vācaḥ śuśrāva
قال كارنا: «من كل جهة سمع كلمات عذبة، نطق بها قوم قدموا من بلاد شتى. وفي ذلك الحين رفع الملك دوريودhana—النبيل بطبعه، القادر على إفناء الأعداء جميعًا—ذراعه اليمنى، عظيمة كخرطوم الفيل، مُدرَّبة على نظام ضربات السلاح؛ ثم تقبّل التحيات بالأكفّ المضمومة من كل ناحية وأصغى إلى حديثهم المستطاب.»
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a model of kingship where public honor and courteous reception coexist with martial readiness: a ruler is praised for strength and training, yet also for listening and acknowledging the people’s reverence—suggesting that power should be accompanied by dignity and responsiveness.
Karna describes Duryodhana at a moment of public acclaim: people from many regions offer salutations from all directions; Duryodhana raises his powerful, well-trained right arm and accepts their folded-hand greetings while listening to their sweet words.