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Shloka 98

अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa

Chapter 161

मैं तुमसे यह सच कहता हूँ कि तुम्हारे बाणोंके मार्गमें इन्द्रसहित सम्पूर्ण देवता भी नहीं ठहर सकते; फिर कुन्तीके पुत्रों और पांचालोंकी तो बिसात ही कया है? ।। नत्वां समर्था: संग्रामे पाण्डवा: सह सोमकै: । बलाद्‌ योधयितुं वीर सत्यमेतद्‌ ब्रवीमि ते,वीर! सोमकोंसहित पाण्डव संग्राममें तुम्हारे साथ बलपूर्वक युद्ध करनेमें समर्थ नहीं हैं। यह मैं तुमसे सत्य कहता हूँ

satyaṃ te ’haṃ bravīmi—tava bāṇamārge indrasahitaḥ sarvo ’pi devagaṇaḥ sthātuṃ na śaknoti; punaḥ kuntīputrāḥ pāñcālāś ca kiṃ śaktayaḥ? na tvāṃ samarthāḥ saṅgrāme pāṇḍavāḥ saha somakaiḥ; balād yodhayituṃ vīra, satyam etad bravīmi te.

Duryodhana erklärt seinem Krieger, er spreche die Wahrheit: Selbst die Götter, Indra eingeschlossen, könnten im Pfad seiner Pfeile nicht standhalten; welche Chance hätten da die Söhne Kuntīs und die Pāñcālas? Er beharrt darauf, dass die Pāṇḍavas, selbst mit den Somakas, nicht imstande seien, ihm mit Gewalt eine Schlacht aufzuzwingen. Es ist ein martialisches Lob, das den Entschluss verhärten und Unausweichlichkeit ausstrahlen soll.

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
tvāmyou
tvām:
Karma
TypePronoun
Roottvad
Formany, Accusative, Singular
samarthāḥcapable
samarthāḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootsamartha
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
saṅgrāmein battle
saṅgrāme:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootsaṅgrāma
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
pāṇḍavāḥthe Pāṇḍavas
pāṇḍavāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootpāṇḍava
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
sahatogether with
saha:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha
somakaiḥwith the Somakas
somakaiḥ:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootsomaka
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
balātby force
balāt:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootbala
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
yodhayitumto make (someone) fight / to fight against
yodhayitum:
TypeVerb
Rootyudh
FormTumun (infinitive), Causative sense (ṇic)
vīraO hero
vīra:
TypeNoun
Rootvīra
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
satyamtruth
satyam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootsatya
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
etatthis
etat:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootetad
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
bravīmiI say
bravīmi:
TypeVerb
Rootbrū
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
teto you
te:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Roottvad
Formany, Dative, Singular

दुर्योधन उवाच

D
Duryodhana
I
Indra
D
Devas (gods)
P
Pāṇḍavas
K
Kuntī
P
Pāñcālas
S
Somakas

Educational Q&A

The verse illustrates how wartime rhetoric uses claims of ‘truth’ and exaggerated comparisons (even the gods cannot withstand you) to manufacture certainty and courage. Ethically, it warns that pride and intimidation can masquerade as moral clarity, pushing leaders to persist in destructive choices.

In the Drona Parva’s battle setting, Duryodhana addresses a warrior on his side, praising his prowess and asserting that the Pāṇḍavas with their allies (Pāñcālas/Somakas) cannot forcibly engage him. The intent is to embolden his fighter and project dominance over the opposing coalition.