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Shloka 66

Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk

ब्राह्मणांस्तर्पयिष्यामि गोभिरश्रैर्धनेन च । राजन! तदनन्तर पर्याप्त दक्षिणावाले विविध महायज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करके गायें, घोड़े और धन दानमें देकर ब्राह्मणोंको तृप्त करूँगा

brāhmaṇāṁs tarpayiṣyāmi gobhir aśrair dhanena ca | rājan! tad-anantaraṁ paryāpta-dakṣiṇā-vāle vividha-mahāyajñānām anuṣṭhānaṁ kṛtvā gāvaḥ aśvān dhanaṁ ca dāne dattvā brāhmaṇān tṛptān kariṣyāmi |

രാജാവേ! പശുക്കളും കുതിരകളും ധനവും ദാനമായി നൽകി ഞാൻ ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തും. അതിനുശേഷം മതിയായ ദക്ഷിണയോടുകൂടിയ വിവിധ മഹായജ്ഞങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്, പശു-കുതിര-ധനം വിതരണം ചെയ്ത് ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ പൂർണ്ണമായി സന്തുഷ്ടരാക്കും.

ब्राह्मणान्Brahmins
ब्राह्मणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तर्पयिष्यामिI shall satisfy
तर्पयिष्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootतृप्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
गोभिःwith cows
गोभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
अश्रैःwith horses
अश्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
धनेनwith wealth
धनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

दुर्योधन उवाच

D
Duryodhana
K
King (rājan)
B
Brahmins (brāhmaṇāḥ)
C
cows (gāvaḥ)
H
horses (aśvāḥ)
W
wealth (dhana)
G
great sacrifices (mahāyajñāḥ)
D
dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fees)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the traditional dharmic ideal that rulers should support learned Brahmins and uphold ritual order through dāna (charity) and dakṣiṇā (proper priestly fees). It also invites ethical reflection: outward generosity and grand rituals can be used either as genuine dharma or as a strategy to gain merit and social approval amid moral conflict.

In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and preparations, Duryodhana speaks of arranging lavish gifts and major sacrifices. He presents himself as a patron of religion—promising cows, horses, and wealth to satisfy Brahmins—thereby projecting royal piety and strength at a critical political juncture.