Shloka 14
कुन्तीगर्भगोपनम् तथा मञ्जूषाप्रवाहः
Kuntī’s concealed childbirth and the river-borne casket
शतश: पुरुषव्यात्र रथोदारेण जध्निवान् | तदनेन नरव्याप्र मया यत्तेन संयुगे
śataśaḥ puruṣavyāghra rathodāreṇa jadhnivān | tadanena naravyāghra mayā yattena saṁyuge
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: “Wahai harimau di antara manusia, dengan kedahsyatan keretanya ia menumbangkan ratusan di medan laga. Maka, wahai yang terbaik di antara manusia, dalam pertempuran itu hal ini tercapai oleh upayaku yang sungguh-sungguh.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣātra (warrior) ethos: decisive action in battle and the moral emphasis on personal exertion (yatna) as the means by which outcomes are achieved.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a battle episode in which a warrior, powerful through his chariot, slays hundreds; he then frames the result as brought about through strenuous effort in the combat.