Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 53
Śalya Installed as Commander; Coalition Agreement and Battle Arrays (शल्यसेनापत्यारोहणं व्यूहवर्णनं च)
इति सत्य ब्रवीम्येष दुर्योधन न संशय: । “मैं रणभूमिमें कुन्तीके सभी पुत्रों और सामने आये हुए सोमकोंपर भी विजय प्राप्त कर लूँगा। इसमें भी संदेह नहीं कि मैं तुम्हारा सेनापति होऊँगा और ऐसे व्यूहका निर्माण करूँगा
iti satyaṁ bravīmy eṣa duryodhana na saṁśayaḥ |
サञ्जयは言った。「我は汝に真実を語る、ドゥルヨーダナよ――疑いはない。」戦略を練るただ中で、この一句は自信と決意の誓いを封じる。確信を「真実」として言い切ること自体が言葉の武器となり、カウラヴァ側の指導を支え、攻勢の策を正当化するのである。
संजय उवाच
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The verse foregrounds the ethical weight of speech—claiming “truth” and “no doubt” functions to authorize a course of action. In epic narrative, such certainty can be both a virtue (steadfastness) and a danger (overconfidence), depending on whether it aligns with dharma.
Sañjaya reports a decisive assurance addressed to Duryodhana, closing a prior assertion with a formal guarantee: “I am telling you the truth; there is no doubt.” It serves as a narrative marker of firm commitment amid the Kauravas’ war deliberations in Śalya Parva.
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