Shloka 30
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः
Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra
मेरी सम्पूर्ण सेनाको इन्द्र भी नहीं जीत सकते। स्वयम्भू ब्रह्माजी भी इसका नाश नहीं कर सकते ।।
duryodhana uvāca | merī sampūrṇāṃ senāṃ indro 'pi na jetum arhati | svayambhūḥ brahmāpi asyā nāśaṃ na kartum arhati || yudhiṣṭhiraḥ puraṃ hitvā pañca grāmān sa yācate | bhīto hi māmakāt sainyāt prabhāvāc caiva me vibho prabho | yudhiṣṭhiraḥ mama sainyāt prabhāvāc caiva bhītaḥ san rājadhānīṃ nagaraṃ vā parityajya idānīṃ pañca grāmān eva yācate ||
Bahkan Indra tidak dapat menaklukkan seluruh pasukanku; bahkan Brahmā yang Svayambhū tidak dapat memusnahkannya. Wahai tuan! Yudhiṣṭhira, karena takut pada pasukanku dan pada wibawaku, meninggalkan tuntutan atas kota dan kini hanya memohon lima desa.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pride in power distorts moral perception: Duryodhana interprets a peace-seeking compromise (asking for five villages) as fear and weakness, revealing the ethical danger of arrogance and the refusal to yield even minimal justice.
During the peace negotiations before the great war, Duryodhana boasts that his army is unconquerable—even by gods—and claims that Yudhiṣṭhira has retreated from demanding the capital to requesting only five villages because he fears the Kaurava strength and Duryodhana’s influence.