Shloka 1
Karṇa’s advance against the Pāṇḍava host; Arjuna’s clash with the Saṃśaptakas (कर्णस्य पाण्डवसेनाप्रवेशः—अर्जुनस्य संशप्तकसंप्रहारः)
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duryodhana uvāca
bhūya eva tu madreśa yat te vakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu |
yathā purāvṛttam idaṃ yuddhe devāsure vibho |
nibodha manasā cātra na te kāryā vicāraṇā ||
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「マドラの主よ、これから語ることをもう一度聞いていただきたい。力ある御方よ、神々とアスラが戦った太古の戦いの折に、これがいかに起こったかを、私はありのままに語ろう。心を定めて聞かれよ。これについて疑いを抱いたり、別の解釈を弄したりする必要はない。」
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the authority of ancient precedent: Duryodhana urges attentive listening and discourages doubt, showing how speakers in the epic use revered past events to persuade and to frame present decisions in war.
Duryodhana addresses Śalya (king of Madra) and begins recounting an ancient episode from the devas–asuras conflict, setting up a larger mythic narrative (leading into the Tripura-related account) to influence the listener’s mindset.