Shloka 58
Kṛṣṇa-vīrya-kathana
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s appraisal of Vāsudeva’s deeds
यं योधयन्तो राजानो नाजयन् वारणावते । षण्मासानपि संरब्धा जिघांसन्तो युधाम्पतिम्,वारणावत नगरमें सब राजालोग मार डालनेकी इच्छासे क्रोधमें भरकर छ: महीनोंतक युद्ध करते रहनेपर भी योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ जिस वीरको परास्त न कर सके, धनुर्धरोंमें उत्तम, शौर्यसम्पन्न, सत्यप्रतिज्ञ, महाबली, उस पुरुषसिंह युयुत्सुको द्रोणाचार्यके पास आनेसे किसने रोका?
yaṃ yodhayanto rājāno nājayan vāraṇāvate | ṣaṇmāsān api saṃrabdhā jighāṃsanto yudhāṃ patim |
Vaiśampāyana dit : «À Vāraṇāvata, bien des rois—embrasés de colère et résolus à tuer le seigneur du combat—se battirent six mois durant, sans pouvoir vaincre ce héros. Qui donc aurait pu empêcher Yuyutsu—lion parmi les hommes, le plus grand des archers, puissant en vaillance et ferme dans la vérité—d’atteindre Droṇācārya ?»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of steadfastness: a warrior proven unconquerable despite prolonged, hostile efforts is not easily deterred from a chosen course. Truthful resolve (satya-pratijñā) and tested valor are presented as forces that override intimidation and opposition.
Vaiśampāyana emphasizes Yuyutsu’s established prowess by recalling that many kings could not defeat him in Vāraṇāvata even after six months of fighting with the intent to kill. On that basis, he poses a rhetorical question: who could possibly stop such a warrior from going to Droṇācārya?