Shloka 58

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः

Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra

Devanagari script

तत्समाश्न महेष्वासा द्रोणद्रौणिकृपा अपि । संशप्तकानां वृन्दानि क्षत्रियाणां परंतप

Transliteration

tat samāśna maheṣvāsā droṇa-drauṇi-kṛpā api | saṁśaptakānāṁ vṛndāni kṣatriyāṇāṁ paraṁtapa

Translation

Дурьодхана сказал: «Там займут места великие лучники — Дрона, сын Дроны (Ашваттхама) и также Крипа; и отряды кшатриев Самшаптаков, о жгущий врагов, тоже будут выстроены.»

Word by Word

• तत्: that (them/that act/that thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्नन्: they ate/consumed (together)
• समाश्नन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√अश् (अश्नाति)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada, Indicative

• महेष्वासाः: great bowmen
• महेष्वासाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रौणिः: Drauni (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• संशप्तकानाम्: of the Samsaptakas
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशप्तक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वृन्दानि: groups/troops
• वृन्दानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्द
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• क्षत्रियाणाम्: of the Kshatriyas/warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)
• द्रोण (Droṇa)
• द्रौणि / अश्वत्थामा (Drauṇi / Aśvatthāmā)
• कृप (Kṛpa / Kṛpācārya)
• संशप्तक (Saṁśaptakas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how leaders marshal renowned teachers and vowed warrior-bands to strengthen their side; ethically, it reflects the Kṣatriya world where duty, loyalty, and military organization are treated as decisive forces, even when the larger cause may be morally fraught.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana is describing (or directing) the placement of key fighters—Droṇa, Aśvatthāmā, and Kṛpa—along with the Saṁśaptaka Kṣatriya contingents, emphasizing the readiness and strength of his martial lineup.