Shloka 108
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
अजेयस्त्वं रणेडरीणामुमापतिरिव प्रभु: । एतत् ते प्रथमं देव ख्यातं कर्म भविष्यति
ajeyas tvaṁ raṇe 'rīṇām umāpatir iva prabhuḥ | etat te prathamaṁ deva khyātaṁ karma bhaviṣyati ||
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Wahai dewa, di medan perang engkau tak terkalahkan oleh musuh, berdaulat laksana Umāpati (Śiva). Inilah yang akan menjadi karya pertamamu yang termasyhur.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames heroic excellence as steadfast invincibility in righteous struggle, and links true sovereignty with restraint and divine-like mastery; fame is presented as the natural consequence of exemplary action.
Mārkaṇḍeya addresses a divine or exalted figure, praising him as unbeatable in battle and comparing his lordship to Śiva’s, while predicting that a particular forthcoming act will become his first widely celebrated exploit.