Shloka 43
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
पराभविष्यन्त्यसुरा दैतेया दानवै: सह । आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा भविष्यन्ति दिवौकस:
parābhaviṣyanty asurā daiteyā dānavaiḥ saha | ādityā vasavo rudrā bhaviṣyanti divaukasaḥ ||
അസുരർ ദൈത്യ-ദാനവരോടുകൂടി പരാജിതരാകും; ആദിത്യർ, വസുക്കൾ, രുദ്രർ—ഈ സ്വർഗ്ഗവാസി ദേവന്മാർ—വിജയികളാകും।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that outcomes in great conflicts are not determined solely by force; a higher cosmic order (often voiced through divine pronouncement) governs victory and defeat, aligning ultimately with the side identified with the Devas.
Vaiśaṃpāyana recalls a declaration (attributed in the surrounding narrative to Brahmā) made when Devas and Asuras stood ready for battle: the Asuras along with the Daityas and Dānavas will be defeated, while the Ādityas, Vasus, and Rudras—the heavenly beings—will prevail.