Shloka 52

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः

Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra

Devanagari script

शक्रस्यापि व्यथां कुर्यु: संयुगे भरतर्षभ । नैतेषामर्जुन: शक्त एकैकं प्रति वीक्षितुम्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ! ये चारों वीर युद्धमें देवराज इन्द्रको भी पीड़ा दे सकते हैं। अर्जुन तो इनमेंसे किसी एककी ओर भी आँख उठाकर देख नहीं सकते

Transliteration

śakrasyāpi vyathāṁ kuryuḥ saṁyuge bharatarṣabha | naiteṣām arjunaḥ śakta ekaikaṁ prati vīkṣitum, bharataśreṣṭha ||

Translation

Duryodhana said: “O bull among the Bharatas, in battle these warriors could inflict anguish even upon Śakra (Indra) himself. Arjuna is not capable of even lifting his gaze to face any one of them, O best of the Bharatas.”

Word by Word

शक्रस्यof Śakra (Indra)

अपिeven/also

व्यथाम्pain, distress

कुर्युःmight cause / could do

संयुगेin battle

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

नnot

एतेषाम्of these (men/warriors)

अर्जुनःArjuna

शक्तःable, capable

एकैकम्each one (individually)

प्रतिtowards/against

वीक्षितुम्to look at, to behold

भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

Arjuna

Śakra (Indra)

Bharatas (Kuru lineage)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes