Shloka 23
न तुल्यं वृष्णिभिरिह दृश्यते किंचन प्रभो । भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च बलेन भरतर्षभ,शक्तिशाली भरतश्रेष्ठ! भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्य कोई भी जगत् बलमें वृष्णिवंशियोंके समान नहीं दिखायी देता
na tulyaṃ vṛṣṇibhir iha dṛśyate kiṃcana prabho | bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyac ca balena bharatarṣabha ||
Sañjaya said: “O lord, here nothing at all is seen to be equal to the Vṛṣṇis. O bull among the Bharatas, in strength—whether in the past, the present, or the future—none in the world appears comparable to the Vṛṣṇi lineage.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring theme that true power in war is not merely individual prowess but also the collective might and reputation of a righteous and capable lineage; it frames the Vṛṣṇis as an unsurpassed standard of strength across time.
Sañjaya, narrating events to the king, offers an emphatic appraisal: he declares that no one—past, present, or future—matches the Vṛṣṇis in strength, heightening the sense of awe around their role and influence in the unfolding battle narrative.