Shloka 8
Jarā’s Account and the Enthronement of Jarāsandha (जरासंधोत्पत्तिः अभिषेकश्च)
अनवद्या हसम्बुद्धा: प्रविष्टा: शत्रुसझ तत् । शत्रुदेहमुपाक्रम्य त॑ काम॑ प्राप्तुयामहे
anavadyāḥ saṁbuddhāḥ praviṣṭāḥ śatrusaṅghaṁ tat | śatrudeham upākramya taṁ kāmaṁ prāptuyāmahe ||
Vāyu said: “If, being fully alert and blameless in intent, we enter that host of enemies by stealth, it will not be a matter for reproach to us. Then, striking at the enemy’s very person, we shall accomplish the purpose we seek.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral argument about strategy: stealthy entry is claimed to be ethically blameless if the intent is justified and the actors remain vigilant, aiming to accomplish a necessary objective against an enemy.
Vāyu proposes a tactical approach: to infiltrate the enemy’s side without open confrontation, and then directly strike the enemy’s person to secure the intended goal.