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

দুর্যোধন বলল—“সমস্ত রাজাদের সমগ্র সেনাবাহিনী একা পার্থ ধনঞ্জয় (অর্জুন)-এর বিরুদ্ধে সাজানো আছে।”

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.