Shloka 4
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं यथासत्त्वं नराधिपा: । वारयध्वं यथायोगं पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्,“नरेश्वरो! तुम सब लोग अपनी शक्ति, उत्साह और बलके अनुसार यथोचित उपायद्वारा पाण्डवोंकी सेनाको रोको”
sañjaya uvāca |
yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ yathāsattvaṃ narādhipāḥ |
vārayadhvaṃ yathāyogaṃ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm ||
Sañjaya sprach: „O Könige, nach der Kraft, dem Eifer und der Tapferkeit eines jeden: Haltet das Heer der Pāṇḍavas mit allen angemessenen Mitteln auf.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Act within one’s capacity—strength, zeal, and courage—using appropriate means. The verse emphasizes disciplined, proportionate effort and coordinated duty in a crisis rather than impulsive heroics.
Sañjaya reports a command addressed to the kings on the Kaurava side: they are urged to check the advancing Pāṇḍava forces, each contributing according to his ability and employing suitable tactics.