Shloka 76
क्लिश्यन्ते पाण्डवा नित्यं वनवासादिभिर्भुशम् । सम्पन्नस्तपसा चैव पर्याप्त: पुरुषर्षभ:,“पाण्डव वनवास आदिके द्वारा सदा महान् कष्ट उठाते आये हैं। पुरुषप्रवर अर्जुन तपोबलसे सम्पन्न और पर्याप्त शक्तिशाली हैं
kliśyante pāṇḍavā nityaṃ vanavāsādibhir bhuśam | sampannas tapasā caiva paryāptaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: «Die Pāṇḍavas haben fortwährend schwer gelitten durch das Waldexil und andere Drangsale. Doch Arjuna—ein Stier unter den Menschen—ist durch Askese gestärkt worden und besitzt vollauf ausreichende Kraft.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hardship borne in dharmic perseverance—especially exile and deprivation—can be transmuted into strength when joined with tapas (disciplined effort). The verse frames Arjuna’s capability as not merely martial, but morally and spiritually reinforced through endurance and austerity.
Sañjaya, reporting events and assessments from the battlefield context, recalls the Pāṇḍavas’ long history of suffering (notably forest exile). He emphasizes that Arjuna, having gained power through austerities, is fully capable—implying that past trials have prepared him for the present conflict.