Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 53
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 foregrounds the ethical weight of speech—claiming “truth” and “no doubt” functions to authorize a course of action. In epic narrative, such certainty can be both a virtue (steadfastness) and a danger (overconfidence), depending on whether it aligns with dharma.
Sañjaya reports a decisive assurance addressed to Duryodhana, closing a prior assertion with a formal guarantee: “I am telling you the truth; there is no doubt.” It serves as a narrative marker of firm commitment amid the Kauravas’ war deliberations in Śalya Parva.
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