Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तेन कार्मुकमुख्येन बाहुवीर्येण चात्मन: । कृता वशे महीपालास्तत्र का परिदेवना,अर्जुनने अग्निदेवको संतुष्ट करके गाण्डीव धनुष, अक्षय तरकस तथा कितने ही दिव्य अस्त्र प्राप्त किये हैं। उस श्रेष्ठ धनुषके द्वारा तथा अपनी भुजाओंके बलसे उन्होंने समस्त राजाओंको वशमें किया है, अत: इसके लिये शोककी क्या आवश्यकता है?

Transliteration

tena kārmukamukhyena bāhuvīryeṇa cātmanaḥ | kṛtā vaśe mahīpālāstatra kā paridevanā ||

Translation

Duryodhana dijo: «Con ese arco, el más excelso, y con la fuerza de sus propios brazos, Arjuna sometió a los reyes. ¿Qué motivo hay, pues, para lamentarse?»

Word by Word

तेनby that

कार्मुकमुख्येनby the foremost bow

बाहुवीर्येणby the strength of (his) arms

चand

आत्मनःof himself / his own

कृताःmade

वशेin subjection / under control

महीपालाःkings (protectors of the earth)

तत्रthere / in that matter

काwhat?

परिदेवनाlamentation / grieving

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

Arjuna

Gāṇḍīva (bow)

mahīpāla (kings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse discourages futile lamentation by pointing to clear causes—superior weaponry and personal strength—behind political outcomes. Ethically, it highlights a pragmatic stance: respond with strategy rather than grief, while also hinting at the danger of viewing success solely through force.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sabha Parva setting, Duryodhana comments on Arjuna’s capacity to subdue other rulers, attributing it to his foremost bow and his own martial prowess, and questions why anyone should mourn or complain about such an outcome.