Shloka 52
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः
Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra
शक्रस्यापि व्यथां कुर्यु: संयुगे भरतर्षभ । नैतेषामर्जुन: शक्त एकैकं प्रति वीक्षितुम्,भरतश्रेष्ठ! ये चारों वीर युद्धमें देवराज इन्द्रको भी पीड़ा दे सकते हैं। अर्जुन तो इनमेंसे किसी एककी ओर भी आँख उठाकर देख नहीं सकते
śakrasyāpi vyathāṁ kuryuḥ saṁyuge bharatarṣabha | naiteṣām arjunaḥ śakta ekaikaṁ prati vīkṣitum, bharataśreṣṭha ||
杜尤陀那说道：“噢，婆罗多族中的雄牛！在战场上，这些勇士甚至能令释迦罗（因陀罗）也受痛苦。阿周那连抬眼与他们中任何一人对视都做不到啊，噢，婆罗多族之最！”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse illustrates how pride and strategic boasting operate before war: Duryodhana magnifies his side’s strength by comparing his warriors to Indra’s level and belittling Arjuna. Ethically, it highlights the danger of arrogance and the use of speech as a weapon to intimidate and shape perceptions, rather than a truthful assessment grounded in dharma.
In Udyoga Parva, as war becomes imminent, Duryodhana is speaking to a Kuru elder (addressed as ‘bharatarṣabha/bharataśreṣṭha’). He claims that certain warriors on his side are so formidable they could trouble even Indra in battle, and he asserts that Arjuna cannot even face any one of them—an attempt to project confidence and undermine the Pāṇḍavas’ morale.