Shloka 29
भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय
हे कक 80248 [ सर्वतो दिश: । शुश्राव मधुरा नानादेशनिवासिनाम्
he kak 80248 sarvato diśaḥ | śuśrāva madhurā nānādeśanivāsinām | udārasvabhāvavāle rājā duryodhanane us samaya sampūrṇaśatrūṇāṃ saṃhāra-karaṇe samarthaṃ hastī-sūṇḍa-samāna-viśālaṃ astraprahāra-śikṣāyāṃ nipuṇatāṃ prāptāṃ svāṃ dāhiṇīṃ bhujām ūrdhvaṃ kṛtvā sampūrṇa-diśāsu utthitāḥ vividha-deśa-nivāsi-manūṣyāṇāṃ praṇāmāñjalīḥ svīkṛtya teṣāṃ madhurāḥ vācaḥ śuśrāva
カルナは言った。「四方より甘美な言葉が聞こえた—多くの国々から来た人々の言葉である。その時、天性高く、あらゆる敵を滅ぼし得るドゥルヨーダナ王は、右腕を掲げた。象の鼻のように巨大で、武器の打撃の規矩に鍛えられた腕である。そして四方から捧げられる合掌の礼を受け、彼らの心地よい言葉に耳を傾けた。」
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a model of kingship where public honor and courteous reception coexist with martial readiness: a ruler is praised for strength and training, yet also for listening and acknowledging the people’s reverence—suggesting that power should be accompanied by dignity and responsiveness.
Karna describes Duryodhana at a moment of public acclaim: people from many regions offer salutations from all directions; Duryodhana raises his powerful, well-trained right arm and accepts their folded-hand greetings while listening to their sweet words.