Shloka 116
Śalya Installed as Commander; Coalition Agreement and Battle Arrays (शल्यसेनापत्यारोहणं व्यूहवर्णनं च)
मर्त्यरधर्माण इह तु किमु सृजजयसोमकान् | “आप रणभूमिमें सम्पूर्ण देवताओं, असुरों और मनुष्योंको जीत सकते हैं। फिर यहाँ मरणधर्मा सूंजयों और सोमकोंपर विजय पाना कौन बड़ी बात है?”
martyadharmāṇa iha tu kimu sṛñjayasomakān |
Sañjaya berkata: “Jika engkau mampu menewaskan dan menundukkan di medan perang para dewa, para asura, dan para pahlawan manusia, maka apakah kebesaran yang tinggal pada menewaskan Sṛñjaya dan Somaka di sini—yang pada hakikatnya juga terikat pada maut?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical and existential point that mortal opponents are inherently limited; boasting of victory over death-bound humans is rhetorically diminished when compared to grand claims of conquering divine and demonic forces.
Sañjaya reports a taunting or confidence-boosting statement in the war context: the speaker argues that if one can defeat devas, asuras, and men, then defeating the Sṛñjayas and Somakas—mere mortals—should be easy and not especially glorious.