Shloka 29
भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय
हे कक 80248 [ सर्वतो दिश: । शुश्राव मधुरा नानादेशनिवासिनाम्
he kak 80248 sarvato diśaḥ | śuśrāva madhurā nānādeśanivāsinām | udārasvabhāvavāle rājā duryodhanane us samaya sampūrṇaśatrūṇāṃ saṃhāra-karaṇe samarthaṃ hastī-sūṇḍa-samāna-viśālaṃ astraprahāra-śikṣāyāṃ nipuṇatāṃ prāptāṃ svāṃ dāhiṇīṃ bhujām ūrdhvaṃ kṛtvā sampūrṇa-diśāsu utthitāḥ vividha-deśa-nivāsi-manūṣyāṇāṃ praṇāmāñjalīḥ svīkṛtya teṣāṃ madhurāḥ vācaḥ śuśrāva
迦尔那说：“他从四面八方听到甜美之语——皆出自远来诸国之人。其时，杜尤陀那王天性高贵，足以灭尽诸敌，便举起右臂——宏大如象鼻，且经兵刃击刺之法度训练——又受四方合掌之礼，聆听他们悦耳的言辞。”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a model of kingship where public honor and courteous reception coexist with martial readiness: a ruler is praised for strength and training, yet also for listening and acknowledging the people’s reverence—suggesting that power should be accompanied by dignity and responsiveness.
Karna describes Duryodhana at a moment of public acclaim: people from many regions offer salutations from all directions; Duryodhana raises his powerful, well-trained right arm and accepts their folded-hand greetings while listening to their sweet words.