दिव्यान्य् अस्त्राणि सर्वाणि ब्रह्मास्त्रादीनि यान्य् अपि ॥
तानि सर्वाणि तिष्ठन्ति भवत्य् एव विशेषतः ॥
न पाण्डवेया न वयं नान्ये लोके धनुर्धराः ॥
युध्यमानस्य ते तुल्याः सत्यम् एतद् ब्रवीमि ते ॥
ससुरासुरगन्धर्वान् इमांल् लोकान् द्विजोत्तम ॥
सर्वास्त्रविद् भवान् हन्याद् दिव्यैर् अस्त्रैर् न संशयः ॥
स भवान् मर्षयत्य् एनांस् त्वत्तो भीतान् विशेषतः ॥
शिष्यत्वं वा पुरस्कृत्य मम वा मन्दभाग्यताम् ॥
divyāny astrāṇi sarvāṇi brahmāstrādīni yāny api ||
tāni sarvāṇi tiṣṭhanti bhavaty eva viśeṣataḥ ||
na pāṇḍaveyā na vayaṃ nānye loke dhanurdharāḥ ||
yudhyamānasya te tulyāḥ satyam etad bravīmi te ||
sasurāsuragandharvān imāṃl lokān dvijottama ||
sarvāstravid bhavān hanyād divyair astrair na saṃśayaḥ ||
sa bhavān marṣayaty enāṃs tvatto bhītān viśeṣataḥ ||
śiṣyatvaṃ vā puraskṛtya mama vā mandabhāgyatām ||
"All the divine weapons, the brahmastra and the rest, whatever there are -- all of it abides in you especially, above all. Neither the Pandavas, nor we, nor other bowmen in the world are equal to you in battle -- truly I say this to you. With the gods, asuras, and gandharvas, these worlds, O best of the twice-born, you, knower of all weapons, would slay with divine weapons, without doubt. You, however, spare them, especially those frightened before you -- whether putting forward the bond of discipleship, or my misfortune."
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Duryodhana raises Drona's might to the skies -- and in the same breath suspects him of indulgence owing to the bond of discipleship. It is telling that praise here serves only as a setting for reproach. The verse teaches that suspicion poisons even the acknowledgment of another's greatness: having exalted his teacher, Duryodhana does not trust him; and where there is no trust, even the highest praise turns into an accusation, for a distrustful heart seeks betrayal in every good thing.