Shloka 473
एतौ रणे समासाद्य समाश्चस्त: सुयोधन: । “पुरुषोत्तम! ये कर्ण और द्रोण ही हमारे दुःखोंके मूल कारण हैं। रणभूमिमें इन्हींका सहारा लेकर दुर्योधनका ढाढ़स बँँधा हुआ है
etau raṇe samāsādya samāścāstaḥ suyodhanaḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。戦場でその二人に遭遇しても、スヨーダナ（ドゥルヨーダナ）はなお踏みとどまった。彼は、カルナとドローナこそ自分たちの苦患の根であると悟りながら、同時に戦陣において彼らを支えとしてこそ己の勇気を保っている——強大な味方への悲劇的な依存であり、その選択と忠誠が戦の道義的崩壊をも促してきたのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights a moral irony: reliance on powerful allies can sustain confidence in war, yet those very alliances—when rooted in adharma, pride, or compromised loyalties—become the source of deeper suffering. Strength without ethical clarity can prolong conflict rather than resolve it.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, after coming face to face with two key figures in the fighting, remains steady. The accompanying sense is that Duryodhana’s courage is anchored in Karṇa and Droṇa, even while acknowledging that their roles and decisions have contributed to the Kauravas’ misery and the escalation of the war.