Shloka 20
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
मन्दर: पर्वतश्नाक्षो जड्घा तस्य महानदी
Mandaraḥ parvataśnākṣo jaḍghā tasya mahānadī.
ດຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ມັນດະຣະແມ່ນບ່າອັນດຸດັ່ງພູຂອງລາວ; ຂາອ່ອນຂອງລາວແມ່ນແມ່ນ້ຳອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່.” ໃນບັນບົດສົງຄາມນີ້ ຜູ້ເວົ້າໃຊ້ພາບທຳມະຊາດອັນອະລັງການເພື່ອຂັບເນັ້ນພະລັງກາຍຂອງນັກຮົບ ໃຫ້ຮ່າງມະນຸດກາຍເປັນພູມທັດແຫ່ງອຳນາດ—ເປັນການເຕືອນທາງຈິດທຳວ່າ ຄຳເວົ້າໃນສົງຄາມມັກຍົກຍ້ອງກຳລັງແລະພະລັງກາຍ ເພື່ອປຸກໃຈຄວາມໝັ້ນໃຈແລະຄວາມຈົ່ງຮັກພັກດີ.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse illustrates how epic war rhetoric elevates a warrior by comparing his body to immense natural forms (mountain, river), showing the persuasive power of praise in sustaining morale and allegiance—while also hinting at the ethical tension of glorifying sheer strength in a destructive conflict.
Duryodhana is describing (and extolling) a warrior’s formidable physique through metaphors: a shoulder like the Mandara mountain and a thigh like a great river, as part of a broader effort to inspire confidence in battle.