Mahabharata · 7.5.32–33
॥
Devanāgarī
एवम् उक्ते ततो द्रोणे जयेत्य् ऊचुर् नराधिपाः ॥
सिंहनादेन महता हर्षयन्तस् तवात्मजम् ॥
सैनिकाश् च मुदा युक्ता वर्धयन्ति द्विजोत्तमम् ॥
दुर्योधनं पुरस्कृत्य प्रार्थयन्तो महद् यशः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
evam ukte tato droṇe jayety ūcur narādhipāḥ ||
siṃhanādena mahatā harṣayantas tavātmajam ||
sainikāś ca mudā yuktā vardhayanti dvijottamam ||
duryodhanaṃ puraskṛtya prārthayanto mahad yaśaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवम्evamthus; when thus
उक्तेuktesaid; [had been] spoken
ततःtataḥthen; thereupon
द्रोणेdroṇeto Drona [Drona]; at Drona
जयjaya"Victory!"; conquer
इतिitithus [exclaiming]; [with the word]
ऊचुःūcuḥcried out; exclaimed
नराधिपाःnarādhipāḥkings; lords of men
सिंहनादेनsiṃhanādenawith a lion's roar; with a roar, [like] a lion's
महताmahatāgreat; loud
हर्षयन्तःharṣayantaḥgladdening; delighting
तवtavayour; of yours
आत्मजम्ātmajamson [Duryodhana]; [your] child
सैनिकाःsainikāḥwarriors; soldiers
चcaand; also
मुदाmudāwith joy; [in] jubilation
युक्ताःyuktāḥfilled; seized
वर्धयन्तिvardhayantiextol [glorify]; acclaim
द्विजोत्तमम्dvijottamamthe best of the twice-born [Drona]; the most excellent brahmana
दुर्योधनम्duryodhanamDuryodhana; Duryodhana
पुरस्कृत्यpuraskṛtyahaving set forward; having put [him] forward
प्रार्थयन्तःprārthayantaḥseeking [desiring]; craving
महत्mahatgreat; loud
यशःyaśaḥglory; renown
Translation
When this had been said, the kings cried out over Drona, 'Victory!', with a roar as loud as a lion's, gladdening your son [Duryodhana]. And the warriors, filled with joy, extol the best of the twice-born [Drona], setting Duryodhana before them, craving great glory [for themselves].
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de62f3b5f09f · published Jul 19, 2026, 2:46:26 PM UTC
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The army rejoices and shouts 'Victory!' even before the battle -- and in this premature triumph self-deception is visible: victory is proclaimed not as accomplished, but only as hoped for. The loud roar of joy is meant to drown out the truth that this very camp had itself uttered more than once -- the invincibility of the Pandavas. It is telling that what they crave is 'great glory,' not truth: the aim is clouded, and so the rejoicing is hollow. The verse teaches that premature triumph is a sign not of strength but of anxiety drowned out by shouting; and that an army craving glory rather than justice celebrates an illusory victory that cannot come to pass, for the outcome is decided not by the loudness of shouts but by the rightness of the cause.