Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 49

Śalya Installed as Commander; Coalition Agreement and Battle Arrays (शल्यसेनापत्यारोहणं व्यूहवर्णनं च)

Devanagari script

इति सत्य ब्रवीम्येष दुर्योधन न संशय: । “मैं रणभूमिमें कुन्तीके सभी पुत्रों और सामने आये हुए सोमकोंपर भी विजय प्राप्त कर लूँगा। इसमें भी संदेह नहीं कि मैं तुम्हारा सेनापति होऊँगा और ऐसे व्यूहका निर्माण करूँगा

Transliteration

iti satyaṁ bravīmy eṣa duryodhana na saṁśayaḥ |

Translation

三阇耶说道：“我如此告知你真实，杜尔约陀那——毫无疑虑。”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• सत्यं: truth; true (thing)
• सत्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रवीमि: I say
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Present Indicative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एषः: this (statement/thing)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्योधन: O Duryodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Kuntī
• sons of Kuntī (Pāṇḍavas)
• Somakas (Sṛñjayas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how ‘truth’ can be claimed in the form of unwavering conviction, yet the epic context invites scrutiny: confidence and strategic prowess do not automatically align with dharma, and certainty in war often masks pride and moral blindness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a declaration addressed to Duryodhana, emphasizing that the speaker is stating something as true and beyond doubt—namely, confidence in defeating the Pāṇḍavas and their allies and in leading the Kaurava forces through an effective, hard-to-break formation.