Shloka 58

अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

तस्य तदू वचन राज्ञ: पूजयित्वा महारथा:,राजा दुर्योधनकी उस बातका आदर करके वे महारथी क्षत्रिय पुनः युद्ध करनेके लिये पाण्डवोंके सामने आये। उन्हें पराजय असह्यु हो उठी थी; इसलिये उन्होंने पराक्रम करनेमें ही मन लगाया था

Transliteration

tasya tad u vacanaṁ rājñaḥ pūjayitvā mahārathāḥ punar yuddhāya pāṇḍavānām abhimukham ājagmuḥ; parājayo hy eṣām asahyaḥ samabhavat, tasmāt te parākrame eva manaḥ cakruḥ.

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—بادشاہ کے فرمان کی تعظیم کرتے ہوئے وہ مہارتھی کشتری پھر سے جنگ کے لیے پانڈوؤں کے مقابل آگے بڑھے۔ شکست انہیں ناقابلِ برداشت ہو چکی تھی؛ اس لیے انہوں نے اپنا دل و دماغ صرف شجاعت پر جما کر میدانِ کارزار میں دوبارہ زور آزمائی کی۔

Word by Word

तस्यof him/that

तत्that

उindeed/and (emphatic particle)

वचनम्speech/word

राज्ञःof the king

पूजयित्वाhaving honored/respected

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duryodhana

Pāṇḍavas

mahārathas (Kaurava warriors)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how honour and wounded pride can drive warriors back into conflict: they respect the king’s command and, unable to bear defeat, commit themselves to renewed exertion. Ethically, it shows the tension between kṣatriya resolve and the danger of letting ego and intolerance of loss dictate action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing and accepting the king’s words (Duryodhana’s directive), the great chariot-warriors regroup and advance again to confront the Pāṇḍavas. Their previous setback feels intolerable, so they return with a single-minded focus on displaying prowess in battle.