Shloka 213
न शक्या युधि निर्जेतुं त्ववन्येन परंतप । “उग्रस्वभाव
sañjaya uvāca |
na śakyā yudhi nirjetuṃ tvad-anyena paraṃtapa |
ugrasvabhāvā bhīṣaṇa-parākramā bhayaṅkara-karma-kṛtaś ca tuṣārā yavanāḥ khaśā dārvābhisārā daradāḥ śakā māṭharā taṅgaṇā āndhrāḥ pulindāḥ kirātā mlecchāḥ parvatīyāḥ samudra-taṭa-vartinaś ca yodhāḥ |
yuddha-kuśalā roṣāveśa-yuktā balavanto daṇḍa-hastāḥ kruddhāḥ kaurava-sainikaiḥ saha duryodhanasya sahāyārthaṃ samāgatāḥ |
śatrūn saṃtāpayanta vīra tvām ṛte ’nyo na śaknoti jetum ||
Sañjaya dijo: «Oh azote de enemigos, estos guerreros no pueden ser vencidos en batalla por nadie salvo por ti. Feros por naturaleza, terribles en arrojo y dados a hechos espantosos—Túsharas, Yavanas, Khashas, Darvabhisaras, Daradas, Śakas, Māṭharas, Taṅgaṇas, Āndhras, Pulindas, Kirātas y otros combatientes mleccha—moradores de montañas y hombres de la costa—diestros en la guerra, poseídos por la ira, fuertes y con mazas en las manos, han venido enfurecidos con las tropas Kaurava para auxiliar a Duryodhana. Oh héroe que atormenta a los adversarios, fuera de ti no hay quien pueda derrotarlos».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores a war-time ethic of realistic appraisal: strength, training, and morale (here, rage and cohesion) determine outcomes, and leadership is measured by the capacity to face concentrated, formidable forces. It also reflects the epic’s habit of classifying diverse frontier peoples as ‘mleccha’ while still acknowledging their martial competence.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that numerous fierce, non-Kuru allied fighters—named by their peoples and regions—have joined the Kaurava side to support Duryodhana. He emphasizes that these enraged, club-bearing, battle-skilled warriors are so formidable that only the addressed hero (the ‘paraṃtapa’) is capable of defeating them in battle.