Shloka 8
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
देवा ऊचु अस्मत्तेजोबलं यावत् तावदद्विगुणमाहवे । तेषामिति हि मन्यामो दृष्टतेजोबला हि ते,देवता बोले--प्रभो! युद्धमें हमलोगोंका जितना भी तेज और बल है, उससे दूना उन दैत्योंका है, ऐसा हम मानते हैं; क्योंकि उनके तेज और बलको हमने देख लिया है
devā ūcuḥ asmat-tejo-balaṁ yāvat tāvad adviguṇam āhave | teṣām iti hi manyāmo dṛṣṭa-tejo-balā hi te ||
诸天说道：“战阵之中，我等所有的光辉与力量，彼诸代提耶（Daitya）竟有其两倍。我们如此断定，因为已亲眼见过他们的威势与辉耀。”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power should be assessed realistically rather than assumed; even divine beings acknowledge superior force when evidence is clear, implying the ethical value of truthful appraisal and strategic humility.
The gods speak about a combat situation, stating that the Daityas possess double the gods’ own radiance and strength, based on what the gods have personally observed.