Shloka 51

Devanagari script

अश्वत्थाम्नो महाराज स च शूर: स्थितो मम । सर्व एते महाराज देवकल्पा महारथा:,महाराज! अभश्वृत्थामाके ये पिता, माता और मामा तीनों ही अयोनिज हैं। अश्वत्थामा भी शूरवीर एवं मेरे पक्षमें स्थित हैं। राजन! ये सभी योद्धा देवताओंके समान पराक्रमी एवं महारथी हैं

Transliteration

aśvatthāmno mahārāja sa ca śūraḥ sthito mama | sarva ete mahārāja devakalpā mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

مہاراج! اشوتھاما بھی ایک شجاع ہے اور میرے ہی طرف کھڑا ہے۔ راجن! یہ سب کے سب دیوتاؤں کے مانند پرَاکرمی، مہارَتھی ہیں۔

Word by Word

अश्वत्थाम्नःof Ashvatthaman

महाराजO great king

सःhe

चand

शूरःa hero, valiant

स्थितःstanding; stationed; aligned

ममof me; on my side

सर्वेall

एतेthese

महाराजO great king

देवकल्पाःgod-like

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

Aśvatthāman

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how leaders use the language of divine-like strength and elite status to legitimize their cause; ethically, it invites reflection on the difference between mere power (bala) and righteousness (dharma) when judging a war’s justification.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana is enumerating and praising the strength of his supporters, emphasizing that Aśvatthāman is firmly aligned with him and that the assembled warriors are formidable “great chariot-fighters,” as the Kurukṣetra conflict approaches.