Shloka 11
अर्जुन-माहात्म्य-चिन्ता
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Arjuna’s Strategic Supremacy
जिगाय च सुरान् सर्वान् नास्य विद्य: पराजयम् । खाण्डवदाहके समय अर्जुनने (मुख्य-मुख्य) तैंतीस- देवताओंको युद्धके लिये ललकारकर अग्नि-देवको तृप्त किया और सभी देवताओंको जीत लिया। उनकी कभी पराजय हुई हो, इसका पता हमें आजतक नहीं लगा || १० है ।।
jigāya ca surān sarvān nāsya vidyate parājayam | khaṇḍavadāhake samaye arjunena (mukhya-mukhya) trayastriṃśad-devatāḥ yuddhāya lalakāritāḥ agni-devaś ca tṛptaḥ kṛtaḥ, sarvāś ca devatāḥ jitāḥ | tasya kadācit parājayo bhūta iti na vayaṃ adyāpi jānīma || yasya yantā hṛṣīkeśaḥ śīla-vṛtta-samaḥ yudhi ||
قال دِهْرِتَرَاشْتْرَا: «لقد غلب الآلهة جميعًا؛ ولا تُعرَف له هزيمة. عند إحراق غابة خانْدَفا، تحدّى أرجونا سادةَ الثلاثة والثلاثين للقتال، فأرضى إله النار أغني، ثم قهرهم جميعًا. وإلى يومنا هذا لم نعلم قطّ بواقعةٍ هُزِم فيها. وإذا كان هْرِشِيكِيشَ (كريشنا) نفسه سائقَ مركبةِ رجلٍ كهذا—ثابتَ السلوك والانضباط في ساحة الحرب—فكيف يمكن لصفّه أن يتزعزع؟»
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in war is portrayed as a union of human excellence (Arjuna’s proven valor and discipline) and guiding wisdom (Kṛṣṇa as Hṛṣīkeśa, the charioteer). The verse underscores that ethical steadiness and right counsel amplify strength, while prideful opposition—even by the mighty—can be overcome.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on Arjuna’s past feat during the Khāṇḍava episode, where Arjuna protected Agni’s burning of the forest and repelled the principal gods who tried to stop it. He uses this memory to emphasize Arjuna’s near-unbroken record of victory, especially formidable when Kṛṣṇa serves as his charioteer.