Shloka 10

Kṛṣṇa-vīrya-kathana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s appraisal of Vāsudeva’s deeds

Devanagari script

यो होको हि महावीरयों निर्दहेद्‌ घोरचक्षुषा । कृत्स्नं दुर्योधनबलं धृतिमान्‌ सत्यसंगर:,इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि द्रोणाभिषेकपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रवाक्ये दशमो<5ध्याय: ।। १० || इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत द्रोणाभिषेकपर्वमें धृतराष्ट्रवक्यविषयक दसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

yo hoka hi mahāvīryo nirdahed ghoracakṣuṣā | kṛtsnaṃ duryodhanabalaṃ dhṛtimān satyasaṅgaraḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଏମିତି ମହାବୀର, ଧୃତିମାନ୍ ଓ ସତ୍ୟସଙ୍ଗରେ ଅଚଳ, ଭୟଙ୍କର ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ଦୁର୍ୟୋଧନଙ୍କ ସମଗ୍ର ସେନାବଳକୁ ଦଗ୍ଧ କରିପାରେ।

Word by Word

• {'yo': 'who, which (relative pronoun)', 'hoka/ha': 'indeed, surely (emphatic particle

• reading may vary in the printed text)', 'hi': 'for, indeed (emphasis/justification)', 'mahāvīryaḥ': 'a great hero

• one of great valor', 'nirdahet': 'would burn up, would consume (optative/conditional sense)', 'ghoracakṣuṣā': 'with dreadful/terrible eyes

• with a fearsome gaze', 'kṛtsnam': 'entire, whole', 'duryodhana-balam': 'Duryodhana’s army/force', 'dhṛtimān': 'steadfast, resolute, possessed of fortitude', 'satya-saṅgaraḥ': 'one whose battle is true

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duryodhana
• Duryodhana’s army (bala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the awe and danger of concentrated martial power: steadfastness and truth-to-vow in battle can make a warrior seem capable of annihilating vast forces. Ethically, it invites reflection on how valor and determination, though admired in kṣatriya culture, also intensify the devastation of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes (in heightened, poetic terms) a formidable hero whose fearsome presence could ‘burn up’ the entire army of Duryodhana—an expression of the terror and admiration surrounding great warriors in the Drona Parva context.