Shloka 1
Karṇa’s advance against the Pāṇḍava host; Arjuna’s clash with the Saṃśaptakas (कर्णस्य पाण्डवसेनाप्रवेशः—अर्जुनस्य संशप्तकसंप्रहारः)
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका $ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ६६ ३ “लोक हैं) शीस्स्न्श्मास्स शत भ्निध्रॉभ्राध्स त्रयस्त्रिंशो5 ध्याय: दुर्योधनका शल्यसे त्रिपुरोंकी उत्पत्तिका वर्णन
duryodhana uvāca
bhūya eva tu madreśa yat te vakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu |
yathā purāvṛttam idaṃ yuddhe devāsure vibho |
nibodha manasā cātra na te kāryā vicāraṇā ||
Duryodhana berkata: “Wahai raja Madra, dengarkan lagi apa yang akan kukatakan. Wahai yang perkasa, aku akan menuturkan tepat sebagaimana terjadinya peristiwa kuno itu pada masa perang para dewa melawan para Asura. Simaklah dengan pikiran teguh; jangan biarkan keraguan atau tafsir lain muncul di hatimu.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the authority of ancient precedent: Duryodhana urges attentive listening and discourages doubt, showing how speakers in the epic use revered past events to persuade and to frame present decisions in war.
Duryodhana addresses Śalya (king of Madra) and begins recounting an ancient episode from the devas–asuras conflict, setting up a larger mythic narrative (leading into the Tripura-related account) to influence the listener’s mindset.