विवृतास्यशिरोग्रीवैर् हैडिम्बानुचरैः सह ॥
पौलस्त्यैर् यातुधानैश् च तामसैश् चोग्रविक्रमैः ॥
नानाशस्त्रधरैर् वीरैर् नानाकवचभूषणैः ॥
महाबलैर् भीमरवैः संरम्भोद्वृत्तलोचनैः ॥
उपस्थितैस् ततो युद्धे राक्षसैर् युद्धदुर्मदैः ॥
विषण्णम् अभिसंप्रेक्ष्य पुत्रं ते द्रौणिर् अब्रवीत् ॥
तिष्ठ दुर्योधनाद्य त्वं न कार्यः संभ्रमस् त्वया ॥
सहैभिर् भ्रातृभिर् वीरैः पार्थिवैश् चेन्द्रविक्रमैः ॥
निहनिष्याम्य् अमित्रांस् ते न तवास्ति पराजयः ॥
सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि पर्याश्वासय वाहिनीम् ॥
vivṛtāsyaśirogrīvair haiḍimbānucaraiḥ saha ||
paulastyair yātudhānaiś ca tāmasaiś cogravikramaiḥ ||
nānāśastradharair vīrair nānākavacabhūṣaṇaiḥ ||
mahābalair bhīmaravaiḥ saṃrambhodvṛttalocanaiḥ ||
upasthitais tato yuddhe rākṣasair yuddhadurmadaiḥ ||
viṣaṇṇam abhisaṃprekṣya putraṃ te drauṇir abravīt ||
tiṣṭha duryodhanādya tvaṃ na kāryaḥ saṃbhramas tvayā ||
sahaibhir bhrātṛbhir vīraiḥ pārthivaiś cendravikramaiḥ ||
nihaniṣyāmy amitrāṃs te na tavāsti parājayaḥ ||
satyaṃ te pratijānāmi paryāśvāsaya vāhinīm ||
...with gaping mouths, heads, and necks, together with the companions of Hidimba, and the yatudhanas of Pulastya's line, and the tamasas of terrible valor, with heroes bearing varied weapons, with varied armor and ornaments, mighty, terribly roaring, their eyes rolling with fury — rakshasas frenzied in battle who had now joined the fight — seeing your son [Duryodhana] downcast, Drauni said: 'Stand firm, Duryodhana; you must not be troubled; together with these hero-brothers and kings of the valor of Indra, I shall slay your enemies; no defeat awaits you; I promise you this in truth — calm your army.'
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Seeing Duryodhana downcast, Ashvatthaman fortifies him with a vow: 'calm the army, no defeat awaits you.' It is significant that the teacher tends to the spirit of the leader, not only to the fighting: encouragement, too, is a form of valor. The verse teaches that a word of support in a moment of confusion carries as much weight as a blow; and one who can instill firmness in a disheartened heart serves the cause no less than one who strikes down the enemy.