Shloka 65
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः
Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra
शलो भूरिश्रवाश्वैव विकर्णश्र॒ तवात्मज: । प्रजानाथ! हमलोगोंके पक्षमें जो विशिष्ट योद्धा हैं
akṣauhiṇyo hi me rājan daśaikā ca samāhatāḥ | nyūnāḥ pareṣāṃ saptaiva kasmān me sthāt parājayaḥ ||
Śala, Bhūriśravas, dan putramu Vikarna pun (berada di pihak kita). Wahai Maharaja, sebelas akṣauhiṇī pasukan telah kuhimpun; sedangkan pihak musuh hanya memiliki tujuh akṣauhiṇī, jauh lebih sedikit daripada kita. Maka bagaimana mungkin kekalahan menimpaku?
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Numerical strength and outward power do not guarantee victory; ethical legitimacy, wise counsel, and the unseen force of dharma can overturn calculations based only on quantity.
In Udyoga Parva, as war becomes imminent, Duryodhana speaks to the king, asserting that the Kauravas have mustered eleven akṣauhiṇīs while the Pandavas have only seven, and he concludes that defeat is therefore impossible.