Shloka 11
अम्बायाः तपोदीक्षा–रुद्रवर–आत्मदाहः
Amba’s Ascetic Vow, Rudra’s Boon, and Self-Immolation
सच राजा दशार्णेषु महानासीत् सुदुर्जय: । हिरण्यवर्मा दुर्धर्षो महासेनो महामना:,दशार्णदेशका वह राजा हिरण्यवर्मा महान् दुर्जय और दुर्धर्ष वीर था। उसके पास विशाल सेना थी। साथ ही उसका हृदय भी विशाल था
sa ca rājā daśārṇeṣu mahān āsīt sudurjayaḥ | hiraṇyavarmā durdharṣo mahāseno mahāmanāḥ ||
ဒြုပဒမင်းက ဆို၏—“ဒါရှာဏာပြည်တွင် တစ်ခါက အနိုင်ယူရန် ခက်ခဲသော မင်းကြီးတစ်ပါး အုပ်စိုးခဲ့၏။ ဟိရဏ္ယဝර්မာ ဟူသော အမည်ရှိ၍ မချိုးဖောက်နိုင်သကဲ့သို့ ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ်လည်း ဖြစ်ပြီး၊ စစ်တပ်ကြီးမားကာ စိတ်ဓာတ်လည်း မြင့်မြတ်ကြီးမား၏” ဟု။
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ideal of kṣatriya rulership where martial strength (being hard to conquer, possessing a great army) is paired with inner greatness (mahāmanāḥ—magnanimity). Power is portrayed as most admirable when joined with large-heartedness.
Drupada introduces a past ruler of the Daśārṇa region—King Hiraṇyavarmā—describing his invincibility, formidable nature, and vast forces, while also emphasizing his noble, expansive character as part of a larger recollection or argument in the Udyoga Parva context.