Shloka 25
धृष्टद्युम्नेन समागतक्षत्रियगणगणना
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Enumeration of Assembled Kṣatriyas
गन्धर्व उवाच तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य वसिष्ठो भगवानृषि: । वारयामास तेजस्वी हुंकारेणैव भारत,गन्धर्व कहता है--भारत! उस राक्षसको आते देख तेजस्वी भगवान् वसिष्ठ मुनिने हुंकारमात्रसे ही रोक दिया
gandharva uvāca: tam āpatatantaṁ samprekṣya vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | vārayāmāsa tejasvī huṅkāreṇaiva bhārata ||
គន្ធರ್ವៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ឱ ភារតៈ! ពេលឃើញអារក្សនោះរត់ស្ទុះមក ព្រះឥសីវសិષ્ઠៈដ៏ភ្លឺរលោង បានទប់ស្កាត់វា ដោយសំឡេងហ៊ុងការ (huṅkāra) តែម្តង»។
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that inner spiritual potency (tejas born of tapas and dharma) can restrain destructive force without physical violence; moral and ascetic authority can neutralize aggression.
A rākṣasa charges forward; Vasiṣṭha sees him and halts him instantly, not with weapons but with a mere huṅkāra—an authoritative, power-laden utterance.