Shloka 10

Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host

Devanagari script

यूयं चाप्यपराध्येयु्दर्पमोहसमन्विता: । ततो विनिर्दहेयुस्ते तपसा हि समन्विता:,तुमलोग तो अहंकार और मोहमें चूर रहते ही हो; अतः उनका अपराध अवश्य करोगे। उस दशामें वे तुम्हें भस्म किये बिना नहीं छोड़ेंगे। क्योंकि उनमें तपःशक्ति विद्यमान है

Transliteration

yūyaṃ cāpy aparādhyeyur darpa-moha-samanvitāḥ | tato vinirdaheyus te tapasā hi samanvitāḥ ||

Translation

وأنتم أيضًا، وقد أعماكم الكِبْرُ والوَهْمُ، لا بدّ أن تقترفوا إساءة. ثم إن أولئك الزهّاد—الموهوبين بقوة التنسّك—لن يدعوكم تمضون حتى يُحرقوكم بقوتهم الروحية.

Word by Word

यूयम्you (all)

चand

अपिalso/even

अपराध्येयुःyou would commit an offense / are likely to offend

दर्प-मोह-समन्विताःendowed with pride and delusion

ततःthereupon/then

विनिर्दहेयुःthey would burn up/consume

तेyou (those people) / you all

तपसाby austerity (ascetic power)

हिindeed/for

समन्विताःendowed (with)

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

you (plural addressees)

ascetics endowed with tapas (unnamed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pride and delusion lead one into inevitable wrongdoing, and wrongdoing brings consequences—especially when directed against those who possess spiritual discipline; tapas is portrayed as a real moral force that protects the righteous and punishes transgression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra warns his listeners that, being driven by arrogance and confusion, they will likely offend powerful ascetics; once provoked, those ascetics, fortified by austerity, will retaliate and destroy them through their ascetic potency.