Shloka 136
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
दुर्योधन उवाच ततः स तपसा चैव दमेन नियमेन च । पूजोपहारबलिभिहोंममन्त्रपुरस्कृतै:
duryodhana uvāca tataḥ sa tapasā caiva damena niyamena ca | pūjopahārabalibhir homamantrapuraskṛtaiḥ ||
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「その後、彼は苦行と自制と厳しき戒律によって、供物と供献をもって礼拝を行い、ホーマ（火供）と真言の誦持を第一として修した。」
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a classical dharmic ideal: spiritual or worldly aims are pursued through tapas (austerity), dama (self-control), and niyama (disciplined observance), expressed outwardly through orderly ritual—worship, offerings, and homa accompanied by mantras—where inner restraint and outer practice reinforce each other.
Duryodhana continues his account by describing how the person under discussion undertook disciplined religious practice—performing worship with offerings and ritual acts, emphasizing homa and mantra-recitation as the leading elements of the rite.