Shloka 52
हर्षयन्निव तान् योधानिदं वचनमत्रवीत् । राजेन्द्र! उस समय आपके बुद्धिमान पुत्र महामनस्वी दुर्योधनने अपनी सेनाको जब बहुत दुःखी देखा, तब उन सबको सुस्थिर करके उनका हर्ष बढ़ाते हुए इस प्रकार कहा - [५१६ || नतं देशं प्रपश्यामि यत्र याता भयाद्दिता:
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 |
Sañjaya nói: Như thể đang làm cho các chiến binh ấy vui lòng, chàng cất lời như sau. Tâu Đại vương! Khi ấy, con trai sáng suốt của ngài, Duryodhana—bậc đại hồn—thấy quân mình vô cùng khốn đốn, liền trấn định tất cả, khơi dậy dũng khí và niềm hân hoan, rồi nói với họ như vậy.
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.