Shloka 66
Karṇa’s advance against the Pāṇḍava host; Arjuna’s clash with the Saṃśaptakas (कर्णस्य पाण्डवसेनाप्रवेशः—अर्जुनस्य संशप्तकसंप्रहारः)
दमेन तपसा चैव नियमेन समाधिना । शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले नरेश! उन तीनोंने तपस्याके द्वारा अपने शरीरोंको सुखा दिया। वे इन्द्रिय-संयम, तप, नियम और समाधिसे संयुक्त रहने लगे
damena tapasā caiva niyamena samādhinā | śatrūṇāṃ santāpa-denevāle nareśa! te trayo 'pi tapasyayā sva-śarīrāṇi śoṣayām āsuḥ | indriya-saṃyama-tapaḥ-niyama-samādhi-saṃyuktā babhūvuḥ |
દમ, તપ, નિયમ અને સમાધિ દ્વારા—હે શત્રુઓને સંતાપ આપનાર નરેશ!—તે ત્રણેયે તપસ્યા કરીને પોતાના શરીરોને ક્ષીણ કરી નાખ્યા. તેઓ ઇન્દ્રિય-સંયમ, તપ, નિયમ અને સમાધિથી યુક્ત રહી દૃઢપણે સ્થિર થયા.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a classical ethical-spiritual ideal: mastery over the senses (dama), sustained austerity (tapas), disciplined observance (niyama), and mental absorption (samādhi). Together these practices forge inner power and steadfastness, even to the point of bodily emaciation, implying that resolve and discipline can be stronger than physical comfort.
Duryodhana addresses a king (praised as a tormentor of enemies) and describes “those three” as having undertaken severe ascetic discipline—drying up their bodies through tapas—while remaining established in self-restraint, vows, and meditative concentration. The statement functions as a characterization of their formidable resolve within the war-time discourse.