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Shloka 466

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

Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra

ब्रह्मर्षिसदृशो जज्ञे देवैरपि सुदुःसह:ः । भरतनन्दन! हमारे पितामह गंगापुत्र भीष्मजी तो अपने पिता शान्तनुसे भी बढ़कर पराक्रमी हैं। ये ब्रह्मर्षियोंके समान प्रभावसे सम्पन्न होकर उत्पन्न हुए हैं। इनका वेग देवताओंके लिये भी अत्यन्त दुःसह है

brahmarṣi-sadṛśo jajñe devair api suduḥsahaḥ | bharata-nandana! asmākaṃ pitāmahaḥ gaṅgā-putro bhīṣmaḥ śāntanoḥ pitur api vardhataro parākramavān | sa brahmarṣīṇām iva prabhāvena sampanna utpannaḥ | asya vegaḥ devatānām api atyantaṃ duḥsahaḥ |

దుర్యోధనుడు అన్నాడు—ఓ భరతనందనా! మన పితామహుడు గంగాపుత్రుడు భీష్ముడు తన తండ్రి శాంతనుకన్నా కూడా అధిక పరాక్రమశాలి. ఆయన బ్రహ్మర్షిసదృశమైన తేజస్సుతో జన్మించాడు; ఆయన వేగం దేవతలకైనా అత్యంత దుర్భరము.

ब्रह्मर्षि-सदृशःlike a brahmarshi
ब्रह्मर्षि-सदृशः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मर्षि + सदृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जज्ञेwas born / came into being
जज्ञे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√जन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अपिeven / also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सु-दुःसहःvery hard to endure / extremely formidable
सु-दुःसहः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + दुःसह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

दुर्योधन उवाच

D
Duryodhana
B
Bhīṣma
G
Gaṅgā
Ś
Śāntanu
D
Devas (gods)
B
Bharatas (Kuru lineage)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how reverence for lineage and extraordinary personal power can be used to justify political certainty and escalation toward conflict. Ethically, it invites reflection on the difference between true dharma and confidence built on might and alliances.

Duryodhana is emphasizing Bhīṣma’s unmatched prowess—greater even than Śāntanu’s and unbearable to the gods—to strengthen his side’s morale and to argue, implicitly, that the Kauravas have an invincible champion in the coming confrontation.