Shloka 53
Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था
समर्थमेकं पर्याप्तं कौरवाणां विनिग्रहे । पुरस्तादुपयातानां कौरवाणां युयुत्सताम्
saṃjaya uvāca | samartham ekaṃ paryāptaṃ kauravāṇāṃ vinigrahe | purastād upayātānāṃ kauravāṇāṃ yuyutsatām ||
Sanjaya berkata, “Untuk menundukkan para Kaurawa yang maju ke depan dengan hasrat bertempur, dia seorang diri mampu—bahkan seorang diri sudah cukup.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that true strength is not mere violence but the capacity to restrain and subdue unrighteous aggression. It frames martial power as a protective, ethically directed force—sufficient in one disciplined hero when aligned with duty.
Sanjaya reports a declaration about a single warrior’s adequacy to check the Kaurava forces as they advance for battle. The line functions as a narrative emphasis on confidence in a key champion’s prowess at a tense pre-war moment in the Udyoga Parva.