Shloka 7
Adhyāya 48 — Duryodhana’s Account of Tribute and the Provisioned Court (सभा पर्व, अध्याय ४८)
तेन कार्मुकमुख्येन बाहुवीर्येण चात्मन: । कृता वशे महीपालास्तत्र का परिदेवना
tena kārmukamukhyena bāhuvīryeṇa cātmanaḥ | kṛtā vaśe mahīpālāstatra kā paridevanā ||
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಧನುಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದಲೂ ತನ್ನ ಭುಜಬಲದಿಂದಲೂ ಅರ್ಜುನನು ರಾಜರನ್ನು ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡನು; ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಶೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಏನು ಕಾರಣ?
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse discourages futile lamentation by pointing to clear causes—superior weaponry and personal strength—behind political outcomes. Ethically, it highlights a pragmatic stance: respond with strategy rather than grief, while also hinting at the danger of viewing success solely through force.
In the Sabha Parva setting, Duryodhana comments on Arjuna’s capacity to subdue other rulers, attributing it to his foremost bow and his own martial prowess, and questions why anyone should mourn or complain about such an outcome.