Shloka 2

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

Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra

Devanagari script

वने प्रव्राजितान्‌ पार्थान्‌ यदा55यान्मधुसूदन: । महता बलचक्रेण परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना

Transliteration

vane pravrājitān pārthān yadā yān madhusūdanaḥ | mahatā balacakreṇa pararāṣṭrāvamardinā ||

Translation

যখন আমরা পৃথাপুত্রদের বনবাসে পাঠিয়েছিলাম, তখন মধুসূদন শ্রীকৃষ্ণ শত্রুরাজ্যকে ধূলিসাৎ করতে সক্ষম এক বিরাট, চক্রাকার সেনাবাহিনীসহ এখানে এসেছিলেন।

Word by Word

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्रव्राजितान्: exiled, sent away (as wanderers)
• प्रव्राजितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रव्राजित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पार्थान्: the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• अयान्: came, went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महता: with great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बलचक्रेण: with an army-array/host (lit. wheel of forces)
• बलचक्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलचक्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना: crushing the enemy kingdoms
• परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परराष्ट्रावमर्दिन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Pāṇḍavas (Pārthas)
• Forest exile (Vana)
• Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana)
• Army/host (balacakra)
• Enemy kingdoms (para-rāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how political wrongdoing (driving the Pāṇḍavas into exile) triggers countervailing alliances and power. Ethically, it underscores that adharma invites resistance and that strength in a righteous cause can gather formidable support.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana recalls an earlier moment: after the Pāṇḍavas were sent to the forest, Kṛṣṇa came with a large military following. He uses this memory to emphasize the Pāṇḍavas’ strong backing and the threat posed by their allies.