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 |
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Di Vāraṇāvata, banyak raja—diliputi amarah dan berniat membunuh sang pemimpin perang—bertarung selama enam bulan, namun tak mampu menaklukkan pahlawan itu. Siapakah yang dapat mencegah Yuyutsu, singa di antara manusia—terunggul di antara para pemanah, gagah, teguh pada kebenaran, dan mahakuat—agar tidak mendekati 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?