Shloka 41
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
सर्व एव समर्था हि तव शत्रु प्रबाधितुम् । इन्द्रस्यापि भयं होते जनयेयुर्महाहवे
sarva eva samarthā hi tava śatru prabādhitum | indrasya api bhayaṃ hote janayeyur mahāhave ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Sie alle sind wahrlich imstande, deine Feinde niederzuschmettern. In einer großen Schlacht könnten sie sogar Indra selbst Furcht einjagen.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the strategic and moral weight of capable allies: strength, unity, and preparedness can be so formidable that even the highest powers are said to feel fear—encouraging steadfastness and resolve in confronting injustice or hostility.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating the events of the Udyoga Parva, emphasizes to the addressed party that their supporters are fully able to subdue the enemy; their martial prowess is hyperbolically praised as sufficient to frighten even Indra in a major battle.