Shloka 46
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk
अन्येषु च नरेन््द्रेषु पराक्रम्य समारभे । दादाजी! ऐसी दशामें भी आप कैसे जानते हैं कि विजय कुन्तीपुत्रोंकी ही होगी। मैं, आप, द्रोणाचार्य, कृपाचार्य, बाह्निक तथा अन्य राजाओंके पराक्रमका भरोसा करके युद्धका आरम्भ नहीं कर रहा हूँ
anyeṣu ca narendreṣu parākramya samārabhe |
Duryodhana says: “Nor am I beginning this war relying on the prowess of other kings. Even so, revered sir, how can you be certain that victory will belong only to Kuntī’s sons? I am not setting this conflict in motion merely on the strength of my own might, nor on that of Droṇa, Kṛpa, Bāhlīka, or the many other rulers.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between confidence in human power (allies, generals, kings) and the unsettling possibility that moral order, destiny, or divine favor may determine victory. It also reveals how pride can resist wise counsel even while acknowledging uncertainty.
In Udyoga Parva, as war becomes imminent, Duryodhana responds to an elder’s assertion that the Pāṇḍavas will win. He challenges that certainty and insists he is not initiating war merely by counting on the strength of famous warriors like Droṇa, Kṛpa, and Bāhlīka or other kings.