Shloka 23
अध्याय १४६ — निशायां सात्यकिदुर्योधनयुद्धम् / Chapter 146 — Night Battle: Sātyaki and Duryodhana; Śakuni’s Encirclement of Arjuna
न तुल्यं वृष्णिभिरिह दृश्यते किंचन प्रभो । भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च बलेन भरतर्षभ,शक्तिशाली भरतश्रेष्ठ! भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्य कोई भी जगत् बलमें वृष्णिवंशियोंके समान नहीं दिखायी देता
na tulyaṃ vṛṣṇibhir iha dṛśyate kiṃcana prabho | bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyac ca balena bharatarṣabha ||
Sañjaya sprach: „O Herr, hier ist überhaupt nichts zu sehen, das den Vṛṣṇis gleichkäme. O Stier unter den Bharatas, an Stärke — ob in Vergangenheit, Gegenwart oder Zukunft — erscheint in der Welt niemand dem Geschlecht der Vṛṣṇis vergleichbar.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring theme that true power in war is not merely individual prowess but also the collective might and reputation of a righteous and capable lineage; it frames the Vṛṣṇis as an unsurpassed standard of strength across time.
Sañjaya, narrating events to the king, offers an emphatic appraisal: he declares that no one—past, present, or future—matches the Vṛṣṇis in strength, heightening the sense of awe around their role and influence in the unfolding battle narrative.