Shloka 15
Adhyāya 48 — Duryodhana’s Account of Tribute and the Provisioned Court (सभा पर्व, अध्याय ४८)
शकुनिरुवाच धनंजयो वासुदेवो भीमसेनो युधिष्ठिर: । नकुल:ः सहदेवश्न द्रुपदश्च सहात्मजै:
śakunir uvāca—dhananjayo vāsudevo bhīmaseno yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca drupadaś ca sahātmajaiḥ ||
Disse Śakuni: “Ó rei, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), Vāsudeva (Krishna), Bhīmasena, Yudhiṣṭhira, Nakula, Sahadeva e Drupada com seus filhos — nem mesmo os deuses podem derrotá-los em batalha. Todos são grandes guerreiros de carro, arqueiros poderosos, versados na ciência das armas, e lutam com ferocidade, como que embriagados pela guerra.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and practical danger of arrogance: when a ruler ignores sober counsel and underestimates capable, united opponents—especially those aligned with a powerful moral and strategic center (Krishna)—his choices tend toward self-destruction.
In the Sabha Parva context of court politics and looming conflict, Shakuni addresses Duryodhana and lists the principal Pandava allies (including Krishna and Drupada with his sons), emphasizing their battlefield superiority and warning that they are virtually unbeatable.