Shloka 13
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
एषां पराक्रमस्यान्ते वयं कुर्याम साहसम् | एतैरशक्य: पाज्चालो ग्रहीतुं रणमूर्थनि,“गुरुदेव! इनके पराक्रम दिखानेके पश्चात् हमलोग युद्ध करेंगे। हमारा विश्वास है, ये लोग युद्धमें पंचालराजको बंदी नहीं बना सकते”
eṣāṃ parākramasyānte vayaṃ kuryāma sāhasam | etair aśakyaḥ pāñcālo grahītuṃ raṇamūrdhani |
Vaiśampāyana said: “After these men have displayed their prowess, we shall then attempt our own bold deed. For by them the king of the Pāñcālas cannot be seized on the very forefront of battle.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a kṣatriya-style ethic of measured daring: bold action (sāhasa) should be attempted with awareness of limits and after assessing others’ prowess; it also underscores that battlefield outcomes are constrained by the opponent’s strength and circumstance.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a moment of martial planning and confidence: after certain warriors demonstrate their valor, the speakers propose to undertake a daring move, yet assert that capturing the Pāñcāla king at the very front of battle is not achievable by those men.