Shloka 30
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः
Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle
यः सदेवान् सगन्धर्वान् दैत्यांश्ैकरथो5जयत्
yaḥ sadevān sagandharvān daityāṁś caikaratho 'jayat
Sañjaya said: “He who, fighting alone in a single chariot, overcame even the gods, the Gandharvas, and the Daityas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses exalted comparison to convey the extraordinary stature of a warrior: true martial excellence is portrayed as so formidable that it is likened to surpassing even celestial and demonic hosts. Ethically, it reflects the epic’s kṣatriya ideal of valor and the narrative habit of measuring human deeds against cosmic benchmarks.
Sañjaya is describing a warrior’s overwhelming prowess, emphasizing that he could defeat even Devas, Gandharvas, and Daityas while fighting alone from a single chariot—an intensification meant to heighten Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sense of the battle’s gravity.