Shloka 11
Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
अथवा सायुधा वीरा मन्युनाभिपरिप्लुता: । सहिता बद्धनिस्त्रिंशा दहेयु: शस्त्रतेजसा
athavā sāyudhā vīrā manyunābhipariplutāḥ | sahitā baddha-nistriṁśā daheyuḥ śastra-tejasā ||
O kaya, ang mga bayaning iyon—may sandata at nilulunod ng poot—ay maaaring magsama-sama, nakahugot ang mga espada, at sunugin ang lahat sa naglalagablab na bisa ng kanilang mga armas.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that anger, when combined with weapons and collective resolve, quickly becomes catastrophic. Ethical strength in a warrior culture is not only valor but restraint—otherwise power turns into indiscriminate harm.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra voices apprehension about armed heroes who, seized by rage and acting together with drawn swords, could unleash destructive violence—an expression of fear about escalation and loss of control in conflict.