Shloka 14
कुम्भकर्णवधः — Kumbhakarṇa’s Fall and the Renewal of the Engagement
यः सर्वरधर्मार्थविनि श्षयज्ञो भयार्तानां भयहर्ता मनीषी । यस्योत्तमं रूपमाहु: पृथिव्यां यं पाण्डवा: परिरक्षन्ति सर्वे
yaḥ sarva-dharma-artha-viniścaya-jño bhayārtānāṁ bhaya-hartā manīṣī | yasyottamaṁ rūpam āhuḥ pṛthivyāṁ yaṁ pāṇḍavāḥ parirakṣanti sarve ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “He who is discerning in the final determination of all dharma and worldly aims, the wise one who removes the fear of those afflicted by fear—whose form is proclaimed the most excellent upon the earth—him all the Pāṇḍavas together protect.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence is linked with ethical discernment (knowing the right conclusion of dharma and artha) and with protective compassion—removing fear from the fearful. Wisdom is shown not merely in knowledge but in safeguarding others.
Vaiśampāyana describes a highly esteemed person—praised as supreme in form and character—whom the Pāṇḍavas collectively guard, emphasizing his importance and the protective role of the Pāṇḍavas toward a worthy figure.