Shloka 126

भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः

Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

राक्षसानां च राजेन्द्र दुर्योधनबलस्य च । राजेन्द्र! फिर तो दुर्योधनकी सेना तथा राक्षसोंमें भयंकर एवं रोमांचकारी युद्ध होने लगा

Transliteration

rākṣasānāṃ ca rājendra duryodhana-balasya ca |

Translation

اے راجندر! پھر دُریودھن کی فوج اور راکشسوں کے درمیان نہایت ہولناک اور رونگٹے کھڑے کر دینے والی جنگ چھڑ گئی۔

Word by Word

• राक्षसानाम्: of the Rakshasas
• राक्षसानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दुर्योधनबलस्य: of Duryodhana's army
• दुर्योधनबलस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन-बल
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājendra)
• Duryodhana
• Rākṣasas
• Kaurava army (Duryodhana’s forces)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how war magnifies disorder: when leadership is driven by adharma and ambition, violence can spill beyond intended enemies, turning even associated groups into mutual destroyers and deepening moral confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that a terrifying battle erupts between the Rākṣasas and Duryodhana’s forces, emphasizing the intensity and unsettling nature of the fighting.