Shloka 12
Adhyāya 48 — Duryodhana’s Account of Tribute and the Provisioned Court (सभा पर्व, अध्याय ४८)
अहं च सह सोदर्य: सौमदत्तिश्च पार्थिव: । एतैस्त्वं सहित: सर्वैर्जय कृत्स्नां वसुन्धराम्
ahaṃ ca saha sodaryaiḥ saumadattiś ca pārthivaḥ | etais tvaṃ sahitaḥ sarvair jaya kṛtsnāṃ vasundharām ||
দুর্যোধন বলল—আমি আমার ভাইদের সঙ্গে, আর সৌমদত্ত রাজা (ভূরিশ্রবা)ও তোমার সঙ্গে আছি। এ সকলের সঙ্গে একত্র হয়ে তুমি সমগ্র পৃথিবী জয় কর।
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how political ambition seeks legitimacy through alliances and celebrated names; ethically, it foreshadows how the pursuit of total conquest can override restraint and negotiated dharma, turning governance into domination.
Duryodhana is rallying support and encouraging a leader/ally by listing who stands with him—himself, his brothers, and Bhūriśravas—urging that, with this combined force, they should aim to subdue the whole world.