Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 116
Śalya Installed as Commander; Coalition Agreement and Battle Arrays (शल्यसेनापत्यारोहणं व्यूहवर्णनं च)
मर्त्यरधर्माण इह तु किमु सृजजयसोमकान् | “आप रणभूमिमें सम्पूर्ण देवताओं, असुरों और मनुष्योंको जीत सकते हैं। फिर यहाँ मरणधर्मा सूंजयों और सोमकोंपर विजय पाना कौन बड़ी बात है?”
martyadharmāṇa iha tu kimu sṛñjayasomakān |
संजय बोले—यदि आप रणभूमि में समस्त देवताओं, असुरों और मनुष्य-वीरों को जीत लेने में समर्थ हैं, तो फिर यहाँ मरणधर्मा श्रींजयों और सोमकों पर विजय पाना कौन-सी बड़ी बात है?
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical and existential point that mortal opponents are inherently limited; boasting of victory over death-bound humans is rhetorically diminished when compared to grand claims of conquering divine and demonic forces.
Sañjaya reports a taunting or confidence-boosting statement in the war context: the speaker argues that if one can defeat devas, asuras, and men, then defeating the Sṛñjayas and Somakas—mere mortals—should be easy and not especially glorious.
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