Mahabharata 3.249.2 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 249, Shloka 2
Koṭikāśya’s Inquiry to the Radiant Woman near the Kadamba (कोटिकाश्यप्रश्नः)
आयोधितास्तु गन्धर्वा: सुचिरं सोदरैर्मम । मया सह महाबाहो कृतश्चनो भयत: क्षय:,महाबाहो! मेरे भाइयोंने मेरे साथ रहकर गन्धर्वोंके साथ बहुत देरतक युद्ध किया और उसमें दोनों पक्षके बहुत-से सैनिक मारे गये
āyodhitās tu gandharvāḥ suciraṃ sodarair mama | mayā saha mahābāho kṛtaś ca no bhayataḥ kṣayaḥ ||
మహాబాహో! నా సహోదరులు నాతో కలిసి గంధర్వులతో చాలా కాలం యుద్ధం చేశారు. ఆ సమరంలో ఇరుపక్షాల అనేక మంది యోధులు హతులయ్యారు; భయం, వినాశం మాపై కమ్ముకున్నాయి.
दुर्योधन उवाच
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The verse highlights how pride-driven confrontation with powerful opponents leads to fear and ruin, even for those supported by close kin; it implicitly warns that reckless aggression and overconfidence invite destructive consequences.
Duryodhana reports that he and his brothers fought the Gandharvas for a long time, and that the clash resulted in heavy losses and a state of fear and devastation for those involved.
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