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Mahabharata · 7.77.8–9
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Devanāgarī
ऐश्वर्यमदसंमूढो नैष दुःखम् उपेयिवान् ॥
न च ते संयुगे वीर्यं जानाति पुरुषर्षभ ॥
त्वां हि लोकास् त्रयः पार्थ ससुरासुरमानुषाः ॥
नोत्सहन्ते रणे जेतुं किम् उतैकः सुयोधनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aiśvaryamadasaṃmūḍho naiṣa duḥkham upeyivān ||
na ca te saṃyuge vīryaṃ jānāti puruṣarṣabha ||
tvāṃ hi lokās trayaḥ pārtha sasurāsuramānuṣāḥ ||
notsahante raṇe jetuṃ kim utaikaḥ suyodhanaḥ ||
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SanskritIASTMeaning
ऐश्वर्यमदसंमूढःaiśvaryamadasaṃmūḍhaḥblinded by the intoxication of power; blinded by the intoxication of power
न एषः दुःखम् उपेयिवान्na eṣaḥ duḥkham upeyivānhe has not known sorrow; he has not known sorrow
न च ते संयुगे वीर्यम्na ca te saṃyuge vīryamand does not [know] your valor in battle; and does not know your valor in battle
जानाति पुरुषर्षभjānāti puruṣarṣabhahe knows, O bull among men; he knows, O man-bull
त्वाम् हि लोकाः त्रयः पार्थtvām hi lokāḥ trayaḥ pārthafor you, the three worlds, Partha; for you, the three worlds, Partha
ससुरासुरमानुषाःsasurāsuramānuṣāḥwith gods, asuras, and men; with gods, asuras, men
न उत्सहन्ते रणे जेतुम्na utsahante raṇe jetumdo not dare to conquer in battle; do not dare to conquer in battle
किम् उत एकः सुयोधनःkim uta ekaḥ suyodhanaḥhow much less alone Suyodhana; how much less alone Suyodhana
Translation
"Blinded by the intoxication of power, he has not known sorrow and does not know your valor in battle, O bull among men. For the three worlds, Partha, with their gods, asuras, and men, do not dare to conquer you in battle -- how much less Suyodhana alone."
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The root of Duryodhana's audacity is "aiśvaryamadasaṃmūḍhaḥ," blindness from the intoxication of power: never having known sorrow, he knows neither his own measure nor another's strength. "Mada," the intoxication of dominion, robs one of discernment. It is telling that the enemy's ignorance of Arjuna's strength is the very fruit of his own pride. The verse teaches that power intoxicates and blinds: one who has not known sorrow knows neither his own limits nor his opponent's might; and "aiśvarya-mada," the wine of dominion, leads to fatal self-assurance -- to go forth against one whom even the three worlds cannot conquer.