Shloka 46
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः
Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra
द्रोणद्रौणिकृपैश्वैव गन्ता पार्थो यमक्षयम् । भीष्म, द्रोणाचार्य, अश्वत्थामा तथा कृपाचार्यके चलाये हुए सैकड़ों बाण-समूहोंसे विद्ध होकर कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनको विवशतापूर्वक यमलोकमें जाना पड़ेगा ।। पितामहो<पि गाड़ेय: शान्तनोरधि भारत
dṛoṇadrauṇikṛpaiś caiva gantā pārtho yamākṣayam |
Duryodhana declares, with boastful certainty, that Arjuna (Pārtha) will be forced to go to Yama’s realm—struck down by volleys of arrows loosed by Droṇa, Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi), and Kṛpa.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse illustrates how arrogance and fixation on violent outcomes distort moral judgment: Duryodhana speaks as if the death of a righteous adversary is certain, revealing the ethical danger of pride and the adharma that treats destruction as triumph.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war tensions, Duryodhana proclaims that Arjuna will be slain and sent to Yama’s realm, citing the combined martial power of Droṇa, Aśvatthāmā, and Kṛpa as the agents who will overwhelm him with arrows.