अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम् |पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्
aparyāptaṁ tadasmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣhmābhirakṣhitam paryāptaṁ tvidameteṣhāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣhitam
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
In a famously debated line, Duryodhana calls his own vast army under Bhīṣhma's protection 'unlimited,' and the smaller Pandava force under Bhīma's protection 'limited' — a boast that, read carefully, betrays the opposite: an admission that morale, not headcount, is what actually worries him.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The one insisting loudest on his own strength is often the one least sure of it.