Shloka 46
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
स्तोत्रादयश्व राजेन्द्र वषघट्कारस्तथैव च । ओंकारश्न मुखे राजन्नतिशो भाकरो5 भवत्,राजेन्द्र! स्तोत्र-कवच आदि, वषट्कार तथा ओंकार--ये मुखभागमें स्थित होकर अत्यन्त शोभा बढ़ाने लगे
stotrādayaś ca rājendra vaṣaṭkāras tathaiva ca | oṃkāraś ca mukhe rājann atiśobha-karo 'bhavat ||
ข้าแต่พระราชา บทสรรเสริญและคาถาคุ้มกันทั้งหลาย วษฏการ และพยางค์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ “โอม” ประหนึ่งสถิตอยู่ ณ ส่วนปาก ทำให้ยิ่งเพิ่มพูนความรุ่งเรืองงดงามอย่างยิ่ง
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the cultural idea that sacred utterance—hymns, Vedic ritual calls, and Oṃ—confers radiance and authority. It suggests that speech aligned with ritual tradition is seen as a source of auspicious power and persuasive legitimacy, even in the morally fraught setting of war.
Duryodhana is praising (or describing) a figure’s impressive presence, saying that ritual formulas and sacred sounds seem to reside on his lips, making his face/mouth appear especially splendid—an encomium meant to elevate confidence and stature during the Karṇa Parva battle context.