Shloka 19
भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय
ततस्तं नृपशार्दूलं शार्टूल्समविक्रमम् । आरोहयद्धयं तूर्ण भ्राता दःशासनस्तदा,उस समय भाई दुःशासनने अपने ज्येष्ठ भ्राता सिंहके समान पराक्रमी नृपश्रेष्ठ दुर्योधनको घोड़ेपर चढ़ाया
tatastam nṛpaśārdūlaṃ śārdūlasamavikramaṃ | ārohayad hayaṃ tūrṇaṃ bhrātā duḥśāsanas tadā ||
Then Duḥśāsana, his brother, swiftly mounted that tiger among kings—Duryodhana—whose valor matched a tiger’s, upon a horse. The scene underscores the Kauravas’ urgent martial readiness and the fraternal loyalty that fuels their resolve in war, even as it serves an unrighteous cause.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how personal virtues like courage and loyalty can be ethically ambiguous: the same fraternal devotion and martial efficiency that are admirable in themselves may also empower an adharma-driven campaign, reminding readers to examine the moral ends served by one’s strengths.
In the midst of battlefield action, Duḥśāsana quickly helps his elder brother Duryodhana—praised as a ‘tiger among kings’—to mount a horse, signaling urgency and readiness for continued combat.