Shloka 666
वीरं गाण्डीवधन्वानमृते जिष्णुं कपिध्वजम् | “गाण्डीवधारी वीर कपिध्वज अर्जुनको छोड़कर अन्य सभी नरेश अपने प्रहारोंद्वारा मुझे इतनी पीड़ा नहीं दे सकते”
vīraṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvān amṛte jiṣṇuṃ kapidhvajam | gāṇḍīvadhārī vīra kapidhvaja arjunaṃ chōḍakara anya sabhī nareśa apane prahāroṃdvārā mujhe itanī pīḍā nahīṃ de sakate |
Sanjaya said: Except for the heroic Arjuna—bearer of the Gāṇḍīva bow, the unconquered victor, whose banner bears the emblem of Hanumān—no other king can, by his blows, inflict such pain upon me. In the moral atmosphere of the war, the statement underscores how a single warrior’s disciplined prowess and righteous resolve can outweigh the force of many, making Arjuna the decisive instrument of the Pāṇḍavas’ cause.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and strategic reality that in dharmic warfare, disciplined skill and steadfast resolve concentrated in a single righteous champion can determine outcomes more than sheer numbers; Arjuna is portrayed as uniquely capable among kings.
Sanjaya emphasizes Arjuna’s exceptional power on the battlefield, stating that apart from Arjuna—identified by his Gāṇḍīva bow and Hanumān-banner—no other ruler can cause such intense suffering through their attacks.