Shloka 120
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
विमुखाउ्छात्रवान् सर्वान् कारयिष्यति मे सुत: । बाल: प्रविश्य च व्यूहमभेद्यं विचरिष्यति
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vimukhaucchātravān sarvān kārayiṣyati me sutaḥ | bālaḥ praviśya ca vyūham abhedyaṃ vicariṣyati |
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Putraku akan membuat semua musuh itu lari tunggang-langgang, merampas kesombongan dan perlindungan mereka. Walau masih bocah, ia akan memasuki formasi perang yang tak tertembus itu dan bergerak di dalamnya tanpa gentar.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of fearless resolve and steadfastness in crisis: even youth is not an excuse for abandoning duty when courage and commitment to one’s side are required.
The narrator reports a confident prediction: the speaker’s son will rout the enemy and, despite being young, will enter and move fearlessly within an ‘impenetrable’ military formation (vyūha).