Shloka 15
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
यच्चैव नगरे तस्मिउ्छूयते महदद्धुतम् । एकस्य च बहूनां च पर्याप्त तन्निदर्शनम्
yac caiva nagare tasmin śrūyate mahad adbhutam | ekasya ca bahūnāṁ ca paryāptaṁ tan nidarśanam ||
さらにまた、その同じ都では大いなる奇瑞が語り伝えられている。すなわち、一人の勇士が多数を相手にした驚嘆すべき合戦である。その一例のみで証は足りる――その英雄（アルジュナ）の威力と不敗を示すのだ。かつてヴィラータの都において、汝の兄弟らの全軍は彼の前に恐怖して潰走し、奪い取った牛の群れをも捨て去ったのである。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura urges sober judgment: even one well-attested example can be decisive evidence. The reported feat of one warrior defeating many is presented as sufficient proof of Arjuna’s overwhelming strength, implying that pursuing war against the Pāṇḍavas is ethically and strategically reckless.
Vidura reminds the listener of the famous Virāṭa episode: at Virāṭa’s city, the Kaurava force that went to seize cattle was routed and fled in fear when confronted by a single champion—understood to be Arjuna. He cites this as a widely known marvel and as a warning against underestimating the Pāṇḍavas.