Shloka 20
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
निग्रहीतुं किलेच्छन्ति सहिता वासवानुजम् | इमं पुरुषशार्दूलमप्रधृष्यं दुरासदम्
nigrahītuṃ kilecchanti sahitā vāsavānujam | imaṃ puruṣaśārdūlam apradhṛṣyaṃ durāsadam
তেওঁলোকে সকলোৱে একেলগে বাসৱানুজক—এই পুৰুষশাৰ্দূলক, যি অজেয় আৰু যাৰ ওচৰলৈ যোৱাই দুষ্কৰ—দমন কৰিবলৈ ইচ্ছা কৰে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of trying to restrain a supremely capable and principled warrior: opposing such a figure is not merely a tactical act but a morally charged decision with serious consequences, especially when done through collective pressure.
The narrator reports that a group, acting in unity, intends to subdue or restrain Arjuna (Indra’s younger brother), while emphasizing his extraordinary, nearly unassailable prowess and the difficulty of confronting him.