Shloka 9
Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse
Udyoga Parva 193
राजा युधिष्ठिरके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर निद्राविजयी अर्जुनने भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी ओर देखकर यह बात कही-- सर्व एते महात्मान: कृतास्त्राश्चित्रयोधिन: । असंशयं महाराज हन्युरेव न संशय:
sarva ete mahātmānaḥ kṛtāstrāś citrayodhinaḥ | asaṃśayaṃ mahārāja hanyur eva na saṃśayaḥ ||
Arjuna, who had mastered sleep, glanced toward Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa and replied: “O great king, all these are high-souled warriors—fully trained in the use of weapons and skilled in varied modes of combat. Without doubt, within that span of days they can indeed destroy the enemy host; there is no uncertainty about it.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Competence and preparedness in a righteous cause remove hesitation: Arjuna emphasizes the proven skill and versatility of the warriors, urging decisive action rather than doubt when duty requires firm resolve.
After Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry, Arjuna responds while looking toward Kṛṣṇa, assuring the king that their noble, well-trained, tactically versatile fighters are certainly capable of destroying the opposing army within the proposed time.