Shloka 17
विराटसभायां पाण्डवानां प्रवेशः — Arjuna’s Encomium of Yudhiṣṭhira in Virāṭa’s Court
मोघं तवेदं भुवि नामधेयं दुर्योधनेतीह कृतं पुरस्तात् | न हीह दुर्योधनता तवास्ति पलायमानस्य रणं विहाय
moghaṁ tavedaṁ bhuvi nāmadheyaṁ duryodhanetīha kṛtaṁ purastāt | na hīha duryodhanatā tavāsti palāyamānasya raṇaṁ vihāya ||
アルジュナは言った。「この地におけるおまえの名――『ドゥルヨーダナ』――は、昔からむなしく授けられたものだ。その名が示す不屈の反抗など、おまえにはない。戦を捨て、戦場から逃げているのだから。」
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A warrior’s worth is measured by conduct aligned with dharma—steadfastness and responsibility in battle. Arjuna argues that a celebrated name is meaningless if one’s actions contradict the virtue it signifies.
In the Virata episode’s battle context, Arjuna taunts Duryodhana for retreating from combat, declaring that the epithet ‘Duryodhana’ is undeserved because Duryodhana is abandoning the fight and fleeing.