Shloka 7
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
ते यूयं संहता: सर्वे मदीयेनार्धतेजसा । जयध्वं युधि ताञ्शत्रून् संहता हि महाबला:
te yūyaṃ saṃhatāḥ sarve madīyenārdha-tejasā | jayadhvaṃ yudhi tāñ śatrūn saṃhatā hi mahābalāḥ ||
துரியோதனன் கூறினான்—நீங்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றுபட்டு, என் அரைத் தேஜஸால் வலிமைபெற்று, போரில் அந்தப் பகைவர்களை வெல்லுங்கள்; ஏனெனில் ஒன்றிணைந்து போரிடுவோர் உண்மையிலே மகாபலமுடையோர் ஆவர்.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes collective strength: unity and coordinated action multiply power in warfare and leadership contexts. Duryodhana frames cohesion as a force-multiplier, urging his side to rely on formation and shared resolve.
In the Karna Parva battle sequence, Duryodhana addresses his warriors to rally them. He urges them to fight together in a compact formation, claiming they will be empowered by a share of his own tejas and thus defeat the opposing forces.