Shloka 231
त॑ निवारयितुं शक्तो नान्यो5स्ति भुवि कश्नन । त्वदृतेडद्य महाभाग सर्ववेदविदां वर
taṁ nivārayituṁ śakto nānyo 'sti bhuvi kaścana | tvadṛte 'dya mahābhāga sarvavedavidāṁ vara ||
«Sur cette terre, nul n’a le pouvoir de le contenir—nul absolument—sinon toi aujourd’hui, ô noble seigneur, le meilleur de ceux qui connaissent tous les Veda. Ainsi, toi seul peux l’arrêter à présent.»
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Capability creates responsibility: when harm or disorder cannot be checked by ordinary means, the one uniquely qualified—here praised for Vedic mastery and nobility—is ethically obliged to intervene and restrain the wrongdoer.
A Gandharva addresses a respected figure, declaring that no one else on earth can restrain a certain person; only the addressee can stop him at this moment, and is urged to act.