Shloka 42
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
प्रभावाद् वासुदेवस्य भवतां च प्रयत्नत: । समग्रं पार्थिवं क्षत्र॑ं सर्व न गणयाम्यहम्,“परंतु भगवान् वासुदेवके प्रभाव और आपलोगोंके प्रयत्नसे मैं इस समस्त भूमण्डलके सम्पूर्ण क्षत्रियोंको भी कुछ नहीं गिनता हूँ
prabhāvād vāsudevasya bhavatāṁ ca prayatnataḥ | samagraṁ pārthivaṁ kṣatraṁ sarvaṁ na gaṇayāmy aham ||
Sañjaya said: “By the sheer might of Vāsudeva and by your own determined effort, I do not count as significant even the entire body of kings and warriors across the whole earth.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
That moral resolve and disciplined effort, when supported by the divine (here, Vāsudeva/Krishna), can render mere numerical or worldly power insignificant; legitimacy and inner strength outweigh massed armies.
Sanjaya, speaking in the Udyoga Parva context of impending war and counsel, expresses confidence that due to Krishna’s extraordinary influence and the listeners’ determined efforts, even the combined might of all earthly kings and kshatriya forces is not worth counting.