Shloka 32
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 113 — Maryādā-sthāpana (Śvetaketu’s Boundary) and the Niyoga Deliberation of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī
तेन ते निर्जिता: सर्वे पृथिव्यां सर्वपार्थिवा: । तमेकं मेनिरे शूरं देवेष्विव पुरंदरम्,पाण्डुके द्वारा परास्त हुए समस्त भूपालगण देवताओंमें इन्द्रकी भाँति इस पृथ्वीपर सब मनुष्योंमें एकमात्र उन्हींको शूरवीर मानने लगे
tena te nirjitāḥ sarve pṛthivyāṃ sarvapārthivāḥ | tam ekaṃ menire śūraṃ deveṣv iva purandaram ||
उसके द्वारा पृथ्वी के समस्त राजा पराजित हो गए। तब वे सब इस लोक में मनुष्यों के बीच उसी को एकमात्र शूरवीर मानने लगे—जैसे देवताओं में पुरंदर इन्द्र को।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how public recognition of heroism and authority often follows decisive victory: when a leader subdues rival kings, society tends to elevate him as the singular exemplar of valor—mirroring Indra’s preeminence among the gods.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a single warrior has defeated all the kings on earth; as a result, those rulers come to regard him alone as the foremost hero, likening him to Indra (Purandara) among the deities.