Shloka 19
स्त्रीपर्व — गान्धारीविलापः
Strī Parva — Gāndhārī’s Lament over the Fallen
हन्तारं परसैन्यानां शूरं समितिशो भनम् । निबर्हणममित्राणां दु:सहं विषहेत कः,शत्रुकी सेनाओंका संहार करनेमें समर्थ तथा युद्धमें शोभा पानेवाले शूरवीर शत्रुसूदन दुःसहका वेग कौन सह सकता था? इति श्रीमहाभारते स्त्रीपर्वणि स्त्रीविलापपर्वणि गान्धारीवाक्ये एकोनविंशो5 ध्याय:
hantāraṃ parasainyānāṃ śūraṃ samitiśobhanam | nibarhaṇam amitrāṇāṃ duḥsahaṃ viṣaheta kaḥ ||
ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ଶତ୍ରୁସେନାଙ୍କ ସଂହାରକ, ସମରରେ ଶୋଭାପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ଶୂର, ଅମିତ୍ରନାଶକ ଦୁଃସହ—ତାହାର ଅସହ୍ୟ ବେଗକୁ କିଏ ସହିପାରିଥାନ୍ତା?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war magnifies human qualities—valor and destructive power—yet, in the Strīparvan’s setting of mourning, such praise also underscores the tragic cost of martial excellence: even the ‘irresistible’ fall, and their might cannot prevent grief and moral reckoning after slaughter.
Within the Strīparvan’s lamentation context (Gāndhārī’s discourse), Vaiśampāyana describes Duḥsaha as a formidable Kaurava warrior—one who shone in battle and devastated enemy forces—framing him as seemingly unbearable in combat, even as the narrative moves through the aftermath of the Kurukṣetra carnage.