Shloka 28
Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira
यो देवांश्व मनुष्यांश्व॒ सर्पाश्नैकरथो&5जयत्
yo devāṁś ca manuṣyāṁś ca sarpāś ca ekaratho 'jayat
Vaiśampāyana said: “He, standing alone upon a single chariot, overcame gods, men, and serpents.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the magnitude of a hero’s capability—so great it is portrayed as surpassing even gods and nāgas—while implicitly pointing to a dharmic question: immense power is admirable, but its true worth depends on righteous aim and self-restraint.
Vaiśampāyana describes a figure of exceptional martial strength, emphasizing that he could defeat diverse orders of beings—divine, human, and serpentine—while fighting alone from a single chariot, a conventional epic marker of supreme valor.