Shloka 45

Devanagari script

दुर्योधन उवाच निवर्तयिष्यति त्वासौ यदि क्षत्ता समेष्यति । निवत्ते त्वयि राजेन्द्र मरिष्पेडहमसंशयम्‌,दुर्योधनने कहा--विदुरजी जब आपसे मिलेंगे, तब अवश्य ही आपको इस कार्यसे निवृत्त कर देंगे। राजेन्द्र! यदि आपने इस कार्यसे मुँह मोड़ लिया तो मैं नि:संदेह प्राण त्याग दूँगा

Transliteration

duryodhana uvāca nivartayiṣyati tvāsaḥ yadi kṣattā sameṣyati | nivṛtte tvayi rājendra mariṣye 'ham asaṁśayam ||

Translation

Duryodhana said: “If the chamberlain Vidura comes to meet you, he will surely dissuade you from this course of action. O king, if you turn back from it, then I will, without doubt, give up my life.”

Word by Word

दुर्योधनःDuryodhana

उवाचsaid

निवर्तयिष्यतिwill cause (you) to desist / will turn (you) back

त्वाम्you

असौthat (man), he

यदिif

क्षत्ताthe chamberlain (Vidura)

समेष्यतिwill come / will meet (you)

निवृत्तेwhen (you are) turned back / having desisted

त्वयिin you / when you

राजेन्द्रO best of kings

मरिष्येI shall die

अहम्I

असंशयम्without doubt, certainly

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

Vidura (Kṣattā)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājendra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical failure in kingship and counsel: instead of accepting wise advice (Vidura’s), Duryodhana tries to control the king’s decision through coercion and emotional blackmail. It warns that rejecting dharmic counsel and yielding to pressure leads to destructive outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana anticipates that Vidura will try to stop Dhṛtarāṣṭra from proceeding with Duryodhana’s intended plan. To prevent the king from backing down, Duryodhana threatens that if the king withdraws, he will certainly die—thereby forcing the king toward compliance.