Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 52
Śalya Installed as Commander; Coalition Agreement and Battle Arrays (शल्यसेनापत्यारोहणं व्यूहवर्णनं च)
इति सत्य ब्रवीम्येष दुर्योधन न संशय: । “मैं रणभूमिमें कुन्तीके सभी पुत्रों और सामने आये हुए सोमकोंपर भी विजय प्राप्त कर लूँगा। इसमें भी संदेह नहीं कि मैं तुम्हारा सेनापति होऊँगा और ऐसे व्यूहका निर्माण करूँगा
iti satyaṁ bravīmy eṣa duryodhana na saṁśayaḥ |
ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ! ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସତ୍ୟ କହୁଛି—ଏଥିରେ କୌଣସି ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ। ରଣଭୂମିରେ ମୁଁ କୁନ୍ତୀପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଏବଂ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଆସିଥିବା ସୋମକମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜୟ କରିବି। ଏଥିରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ ଯେ ମୁଁ ତୁମର ସେନାପତି ହେବି ଏବଂ ଏମିତି ଏକ ବ୍ୟୂହ ରଚିବି ଯାହାକୁ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନେ ଲଂଘି ପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ। ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ! ଏହା ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ସତ୍ୟ କହୁଛି—ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how a speaker frames his claim as unquestionable truth (“no doubt”), inviting reflection on the ethics of certainty in war: confidence can be courage, but in an unrighteous cause it can also be self-deception that ignores dharma and consequences.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s emphatic assurance to Duryodhana, concluding a pledge to defeat the opposing side and to take up generalship while arranging a formidable vyūha (battle formation). This line functions as the closing stamp: “I am telling you the truth—no doubt.”
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