Shloka 19
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya
Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance
यादृशं कृतवान् राजा पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते । प्रजानाथ! आपके सैनिकोंने रणभूमिमें वैसा पराक्रम नहीं किया था, जैसा कि आपके पुत्र राजा दुर्योधनने किया ।। पुत्रेण तव सा सेना पाण्डवी मथिता रणे
sañjaya uvāca |
yādṛśaṁ kṛtavān rājā putras tava viśāmpate |
prajānātha! āpake sainikoṇe raṇabhūmauṁ vaisā parākrama nahiṁ kiyā thā, jaisā ki tumhāre putra rājā duryodhanane kiyā ||
putreṇa tava sā senā pāṇḍavī mathitā raṇe ||
サンジャヤは言った。「おお民の主、人々の王よ。陛下の兵らは、陛下の御子にして王ドゥルヨーダナが戦場で示したほどの武勇を示さなかった。陛下の御子によって、パーンダヴァの軍勢は戦いの中で揺さぶられ、打ち砕かれた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of individual leadership and determination in war, while implicitly inviting ethical reflection: extraordinary courage can be directed toward an unrighteous cause, and thus valor alone is not the measure of dharma.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Duryodhana personally showed greater battlefield prowess than the rest of the Kaurava soldiers, and that his effort caused significant disturbance to the Pandava forces during the fighting.