Shloka 50

Devanagari script

इति सत्य ब्रवीम्येष दुर्योधन न संशय: । “मैं रणभूमिमें कुन्तीके सभी पुत्रों और सामने आये हुए सोमकोंपर भी विजय प्राप्त कर लूँगा। इसमें भी संदेह नहीं कि मैं तुम्हारा सेनापति होऊँगा और ऐसे व्यूहका निर्माण करूँगा, जिसे शत्रु लाँघ नहीं सकेंगे। दुर्योधन! यह मैं तुमसे सच्ची बात कहता हूँ। इसमें कोई संशय नहीं है”

Transliteration

iti satyaṁ bravīmy eṣa duryodhana na saṁśayaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Thus I speak the truth, O Duryodhana—there is no doubt.” In this moment the speech underscores a warrior’s vow of victory and command, presented as a firm assurance to the king, and it frames the coming battle in terms of confidence, leadership, and the moral weight of declaring one’s intent before war.

Word by Word

इतिthus

सत्यंtruth

ब्रवीमिI speak / I say

एषःthis

दुर्योधनO Duryodhana

नnot

संशयःdoubt

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duryodhana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) as a moral stance even amid war: a leader’s declarations and vows carry ethical weight, and certainty is asserted as a rhetorical and strategic tool.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a firm assurance addressed to Duryodhana, emphasizing that the speaker is stating the truth and that there is no doubt—setting a tone of resolve and impending military action.