Shloka 22
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्
Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace
कर्णश्र॒ जानाति सुयोधनश्च द्रोणक्ष जानाति पितामहश्न । अन्ये च ये कुरवस्तत्र सन्ति यथार्जुनान्नास्त्यपरो धनुर्धर:,अर्जुनसे बढ़कर दूसरा कोई धनुर्धर नहीं है--इस बातको कर्ण जानता है, दुर्योधन जानता है, आचार्य द्रोण और पितामह भीष्म जानते हैं तथा अन्य जो-जो कौरव वहाँ रहते हैं, वे सब भी जानते हैं
karṇaś ca jānāti suyodhanaś ca droṇaś ca jānāti pitāmahaś ca | anye ca ye kuravas tatra santi yathārjunān nāsty aparo dhanurdharaḥ ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଜାଣେ, ସୁୟୋଧନ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜାଣେ; ଦ୍ରୋଣାଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଜାଣନ୍ତି, ପିତାମହ ଭୀଷ୍ମ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜାଣନ୍ତି। ସେଠାରେ ଥିବା ଅନ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତ କୁରୁମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜାଣନ୍ତି—ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ସମାନ ଧନୁର୍ଧର ଆଉ କେହି ନାହିଁ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even adversaries may clearly recognize true excellence; the ethical tension arises when, despite such knowledge, pride and political resolve still drive one toward war and its consequences.
Sañjaya reports a shared awareness among leading Kaurava figures—Karna, Duryodhana, Droṇa, Bhīṣma, and others—that Arjuna is without equal as an archer, setting the stakes and gravity of the impending conflict.