Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 6

युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान् | सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः ||

yudhāmanyuś ca vikrānta uttamaujāś ca vīryavān saubhadro draupadeyāś ca sarva eva mahā-rathāḥ

The valiant Yudhamanyu and powerful Uttamauja; the son of Subhadra and the sons of Draupadi—all great chariot warriors indeed.

Duryodhana ends his list with 'all great chariot warriors indeed'—notice the anxious emphasis. He's calling even young warriors like Abhimanyu and Draupadi's sons 'great warriors.' These are barely adults, yet in his fearful mind they become overwhelming threats. This is what anxiety does: it magnifies. When you're in fear mode, everything looks bigger and more dangerous than it is. The superlatives ('valiant,' 'powerful,' 'great') aren't observations—they're distortions. Fear doesn't just add stress; it warps reality itself.