Shloka 2
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः
Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra
वने प्रव्राजितान् पार्थान् यदा55यान्मधुसूदन: । महता बलचक्रेण परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना
vane pravrājitān pārthān yadā yān madhusūdanaḥ | mahatā balacakreṇa pararāṣṭrāvamardinā ||
Dijo Duryodhana: «Cuando expulsamos a los hijos de Pṛthā al destierro en el bosque, entonces Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) vino aquí acompañado por un inmenso ejército, como una rueda en movimiento: una hueste capaz de aplastar los reinos de los enemigos hasta volverlos polvo».
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how political wrongdoing (driving the Pāṇḍavas into exile) triggers countervailing alliances and power. Ethically, it underscores that adharma invites resistance and that strength in a righteous cause can gather formidable support.
Duryodhana recalls an earlier moment: after the Pāṇḍavas were sent to the forest, Kṛṣṇa came with a large military following. He uses this memory to emphasize the Pāṇḍavas’ strong backing and the threat posed by their allies.