Shloka 46
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
स्तोत्रादयश्व राजेन्द्र वषघट्कारस्तथैव च । ओंकारश्न मुखे राजन्नतिशो भाकरो5 भवत्,राजेन्द्र! स्तोत्र-कवच आदि, वषट्कार तथा ओंकार--ये मुखभागमें स्थित होकर अत्यन्त शोभा बढ़ाने लगे
stotrādayaś ca rājendra vaṣaṭkāras tathaiva ca | oṃkāraś ca mukhe rājann atiśobha-karo 'bhavat ||
Duryodhana said: “O king, hymns and the like, the vaṣaṭ exclamation used in Vedic rites, and the sacred syllable Oṃ—all these seemed to dwell upon his very mouth, making it shine with exceptional splendour.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the cultural idea that sacred utterance—hymns, Vedic ritual calls, and Oṃ—confers radiance and authority. It suggests that speech aligned with ritual tradition is seen as a source of auspicious power and persuasive legitimacy, even in the morally fraught setting of war.
Duryodhana is praising (or describing) a figure’s impressive presence, saying that ritual formulas and sacred sounds seem to reside on his lips, making his face/mouth appear especially splendid—an encomium meant to elevate confidence and stature during the Karṇa Parva battle context.