Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एषां पराक्रमस्यान्ते वयं कुर्याम साहसम्‌ | एतैरशक्य: पाज्चालो ग्रहीतुं रणमूर्थनि,“गुरुदेव! इनके पराक्रम दिखानेके पश्चात्‌ हमलोग युद्ध करेंगे। हमारा विश्वास है, ये लोग युद्धमें पंचालराजको बंदी नहीं बना सकते”

Transliteration

eṣāṃ parākramasyānte vayaṃ kuryāma sāhasam | etair aśakyaḥ pāñcālo grahītuṃ raṇamūrdhani |

Translation

‘गुरुदेव! इनके पराक्रम का प्रदर्शन हो जाने के बाद हम अपना साहसिक कार्य करेंगे। मेरा विश्वास है कि ये लोग रणभूमि के अग्रभाग में पाञ्चालराज को बंदी नहीं बना सकते।’

Word by Word

एषाम्of these (men)

पराक्रमस्यof valor/heroism

अन्तेat the end

वयम्we

कुर्यामshould do / would do

साहसम्a bold act / daring

एतैःby these (men)

अशक्यःimpossible (to be done)

पाञ्चालःthe Panchala king (Drupada)

ग्रहीतुम्to seize / to capture

रणमूर्धनिin the forefront of battle

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāñcāla (king/realm)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a kṣatriya-style ethic of measured daring: bold action (sāhasa) should be attempted with awareness of limits and after assessing others’ prowess; it also underscores that battlefield outcomes are constrained by the opponent’s strength and circumstance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a moment of martial planning and confidence: after certain warriors demonstrate their valor, the speakers propose to undertake a daring move, yet assert that capturing the Pāñcāla king at the very front of battle is not achievable by those men.