Shloka 8
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
देवा ऊचु अस्मत्तेजोबलं यावत् तावदद्विगुणमाहवे । तेषामिति हि मन्यामो दृष्टतेजोबला हि ते
devā ūcuḥ asmat-tejo-balaṁ yāvat tāvad adviguṇam āhave | teṣām iti hi manyāmo dṛṣṭa-tejo-balā hi te ||
দেৱতাসকলে ক’লে—প্ৰভু! যুদ্ধত আমাৰ যিমান তেজ আৰু বল আছে, দৈত্যসকলৰ সেয়া দ্বিগুণ—এমনেই আমি মানো; কিয়নো তেওঁলোকৰ তেজোবল আমি প্ৰত্যক্ষ দেখিছোঁ।
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power should be assessed realistically rather than assumed; even divine beings acknowledge superior force when evidence is clear, implying the ethical value of truthful appraisal and strategic humility.
The gods speak about a combat situation, stating that the Daityas possess double the gods’ own radiance and strength, based on what the gods have personally observed.