Shloka 34
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 104: Nārada on Suhṛt and Nirbandha; the Viśvāmitra–Gālava Exemplum Begins
भीम: प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठो वायुपुत्रो महाबल: । धनंजयश्रेन्द्रसुतो न हन्यातां तु क॑ रणे,योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ महाबली भीम वायुके पुत्र हैं। अर्जुन भी इन्द्रके पुत्र हैं। ये दोनों मिलकर युद्धमें किसे नहीं मार डालेंगे?
bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ śreṣṭho vāyuputro mahābalaḥ | dhanañjayaś cendrasuto na hanyātāṃ tu kaḥ raṇe ||
Kaṇva said: “Bhīma, the mightiest among those who strike, is the powerful son of Vāyu; and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) is the son of Indra. If these two stand together in battle, who indeed would they not be able to slay?”
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power, especially when joined together, can make violence nearly unstoppable; implicitly it warns that allowing a dispute to become war invites catastrophic, ethically troubling destruction.
Kaṇva points to the formidable divine lineage and battlefield supremacy of Bhīma and Arjuna, rhetorically asking who could survive them in combat—emphasizing the looming danger if hostilities proceed.