Shloka 7
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
ते यूयं संहता: सर्वे मदीयेनार्धतेजसा । जयध्वं युधि ताञ्शत्रून् संहता हि महाबला:
te yūyaṃ saṃhatāḥ sarve madīyenārdha-tejasā | jayadhvaṃ yudhi tāñ śatrūn saṃhatā hi mahābalāḥ ||
Duryodhana berkata: “Kamu semua, berdirilah bersatu padu; dengan diperkukuh oleh separuh keperwiraanku sendiri, tumpaskan musuh-musuh itu di medan perang. Kerana mereka yang bertempur dalam kesatuan yang rapat akan menjadi benar-benar perkasa.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes collective strength: unity and coordinated action multiply power in warfare and leadership contexts. Duryodhana frames cohesion as a force-multiplier, urging his side to rely on formation and shared resolve.
In the Karna Parva battle sequence, Duryodhana addresses his warriors to rally them. He urges them to fight together in a compact formation, claiming they will be empowered by a share of his own tejas and thus defeat the opposing forces.