Shloka 14
यत्र नैव शरै: कार्य न भृत्यैर्न च बन्धुभि: । आत्मनैकेन योद्धव्यं तत् ते युद्धमुपस्थितम्
yatra naiva śaraiḥ kāryaṁ na bhṛtyair na ca bandhubhiḥ | ātmanāikena yoddhavyaṁ tat te yuddham upasthitam ||
যেখানে না তীরের কোনো কাজ, না দাস-পরিচারকের, না আত্মীয়স্বজনের—সেখানে তোমাকে একাই নিজের সত্তার সঙ্গে যুদ্ধ করতে হবে। সেই যুদ্ধই এখন তোমার সামনে উপস্থিত।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Some conflicts are fundamentally internal: they cannot be won by weapons, allies, or social power. One must rely on one’s own self-discipline, clarity, and commitment to dharma; the decisive ‘battle’ is self-conquest.
Vāyudeva addresses the listener and declares that a critical confrontation has arrived—one in which external aids (arrows, attendants, relatives) are ineffective. The speaker urges solitary effort: the person must face the impending struggle alone, as an ethical and spiritual test.