Shloka 44

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः

Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra

Devanagari script

समग्रा पार्थिवी सेना पार्थमेक॑ं धनंजयम्‌

Transliteration

samagrā pārthivī senā pārtham ekaṃ dhanañjayam

Translation

দুৰ্যোধনে ক’লে—“পৃথিৱীৰ ৰজাসকলৰ সমগ্ৰ সেনা একমাত্ৰ পাৰ্থ ধনঞ্জয় (অৰ্জুন)ৰ বিপক্ষে সাজি উঠিছে।”

Word by Word

• समग्रा: entire, whole
• समग्रा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थिवी: royal; of kings/earthly
• पार्थिवी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सेना: army
• सेना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थम्: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: alone; single
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Arjuna (Pārtha, Dhanañjaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical contrast between relying on sheer numbers and worldly alliances versus the moral force embodied in a single principled warrior. It also exposes how pride and insecurity can distort judgment, making one equate strength with righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Duryodhana speaks about the military situation, emphasizing that many kings’ armies are gathered, yet they are effectively set against Arjuna alone—an admission of Arjuna’s formidable reputation and a rhetorical attempt to rally confidence through numbers.