Shloka 13
Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration
अमर्षण: सवा: प्रकृतीरभिभूय परं स्थित: । क्लेशान् मुमुक्षु: परजान् स वै पुरुष उच्यते,जो शत्रुओंके प्रति अमर्ष रख उन्हें पराजित करके विश्राम लेता है और अपनी प्रजाको शत्रुजनित क्लेशसे छुड़ानेकी इच्छा करता है, वही पुरुष कहलाता है
amarṣaṇaḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīr abhibhūya paraṁ sthitaḥ | kleśān mumukṣuḥ parājān sa vai puruṣa ucyate ||
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「敵に対して屈せぬ怨みを抱き、あらゆる対抗勢力を打ち伏せて至上の位に堅く立ち、さらに敵がもたらす苦患から自らの民を解き放とうと願う者——その者こそ真に『男』と呼ばれる。」
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ‘true manhood’ in political-ethical terms: firmness against enemies, the capacity to subdue hostile forces, and a ruler’s intention to relieve his own people from enemy-caused suffering—an ideal of protective kingship (rājadharma), though voiced in a martial, uncompromising tone.
In the Sabha Parva context, Duryodhana is articulating a standard of strength and rulership: a leader should not tolerate enemy aggression, should defeat opponents, and should aim to secure the welfare of his subjects by removing the hardships imposed by adversaries.