संयन्तारः प्रहर्तारः कृतास्त्रा भारसाधनाः ॥
इष्वस्त्रे द्रोणशिष्याश् च कृपस्य च शरद्वतः ॥
एते हनिष्यन्ति रणे पाञ्चालान् युद्धदुर्मदान् ॥
कृतकिल्बिषाः पाण्डवेयैर् धार्तराष्ट्रा मनस्विनः ॥
ततो ऽहं भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वसेनापतिस् तव ॥
शत्रून् विध्वंसयिष्यामि कदर्थीकृत्य पाण्डवान् ॥
न त्व् आत्मनो गुणान् वक्तुम् अर्हामि विदितो ऽस्मि ते ॥
कृतवर्मा त्व् अतिरथो भोजः प्रहरतां वरः ॥
अर्थसिद्धिं तव रणे करिष्यति न संशयः ॥
अस्त्रविद्भिर् अनाधृष्यो दूरपाती दृढायुधः ॥
हनिष्यति रिपूंस् तुभ्यं महेन्द्रो दानवान् इव ॥
saṃyantāraḥ prahartāraḥ kṛtāstrā bhārasādhanāḥ ||
iṣvastre droṇaśiṣyāś ca kṛpasya ca śaradvataḥ ||
ete haniṣyanti raṇe pāñcālān yuddhadurmadān ||
kṛtakilbiṣāḥ pāṇḍaveyair dhārtarāṣṭrā manasvinaḥ ||
tato 'haṃ bharataśreṣṭha sarvasenāpatis tava ||
śatrūn vidhvaṃsayiṣyāmi kadarthīkṛtya pāṇḍavān ||
na tv ātmano guṇān vaktum arhāmi vidito 'smi te ||
kṛtavarmā tv atiratho bhojaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ||
arthasiddhiṃ tava raṇe kariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||
astravidbhir anādhṛṣyo dūrapātī dṛḍhāyudhaḥ ||
haniṣyati ripūṃs tubhyaṃ mahendro dānavān iva ||
'They know how to guide the chariot and how to strike, trained in weapons, able to bear the burden of battle; in archery they are pupils of Drona and of Kripa, son of Sharadvata. These resolute sons of Dhritarashtra, who bear a debt to the Pandavas, will slay the unconquerable Panchalas in battle. Then I, O best of the Bharatas, your commander-in-chief, will destroy the enemies and, crushing the Pandavas, bring them to humiliation. But it is not fitting for me to speak of my own merits -- you already know me. Kritavarman, the foremost of strikers, is an atiratha; in battle he will surely accomplish your purpose, without doubt. Unassailable even to masters of arms, striking from afar, firmly armed, he will slay your enemies for you as great Indra slays the danavas.'
f3b530406f3f · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 6:32:37 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here begins the sober reckoning of forces before the war. Dhritarashtra already senses the outcome: Arjuna's vow to kill Bhishma sounds to him like an almost accomplished fact. Bhishma, for his part, accepts the command without self-praise: he knows the science of war, yet does not conceal that war demands order, measure, and a clear understanding of every warrior. The listing of the rathas and atirathas shows not only the army's strength but also a web of personal debts, grievances, and choices that brought these men to Kurukshetra.