Shloka 52
हर्षयन्निव तान् योधानिदं वचनमत्रवीत् । राजेन्द्र! उस समय आपके बुद्धिमान पुत्र महामनस्वी दुर्योधनने अपनी सेनाको जब बहुत दुःखी देखा
harṣayann iva tān yodhān idaṁ vacanam abravīt | rājendra! tadā tava buddhimān putro mahāmanasvī duryodhanaḥ svāṁ senāṁ bahu-duḥkhitāṁ dṛṣṭvā tān sarvān susthirīkṛtya teṣāṁ harṣaṁ vardhayann evaṁ uvāca |
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: Na wari’y pinasasaya ang mga mandirigmang iyon, binigkas niya ang mga salitang ito. O Hari! Nang sandaling iyon, ang iyong marunong na anak, ang dakilang-loob na si Duryodhana, nang makita niyang labis na nababagabag ang kanyang hukbo, ay pinatatag silang lahat at pinalakas ang kanilang loob at galak, at saka nagsalita nang ganito.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a wartime leadership ethic: when one’s forces are shaken, a leader must first stabilize their minds and restore courage through timely speech. It foregrounds the power of words to shape collective resolve amid fear and grief.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Duryodhana, seeing the Kaurava troops distressed, reassures them and raises their spirits, preparing to address them with a motivating speech in the midst of the battle situation.