Shloka 183
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
कर्णो दुःशासनो<हं च जेष्यामो युधि पाण्डवान् । संजय! खोटी बुद्धिवाले दुर्योधनने सभामें बारंबार कहा था कि “कर्ण, दुःशासन तथा मैं --तीनों मिलकर युद्धमें अवश्य पाण्डवोंको जीत लेंगे”
karṇo duḥśāsano'haṃ ca jeṣyāmo yudhi pāṇḍavān | sañjaya |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Karna, Duḥśāsana, dan aku—bersama-sama—akan menaklukkan para Pāṇḍava di medan perang, wahai Sañjaya.” Demikianlah Duryodhana yang keliru budi berulang kali menyombongkan diri di balairung, yakin bahwa bertiga mereka pasti menang.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how repeated boasts and reliance on force alone can become a form of moha—clouding judgment and ignoring dharma. Ethical failure is shown not only in actions but also in the mindset of pride that refuses to see consequences and moral reality.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses Sañjaya, recalling the Kaurava side’s confidence that Karna, Duḥśāsana, and their leader together would defeat the Pāṇḍavas in battle—an attitude rooted in earlier assembly rhetoric and now tested amid the grim unfolding of the war.