Shloka 9
सिद्धाश्रमात् शोणातटं प्रस्थानम् — Departure from Siddhāśrama and the Invitation to Janaka’s Yajña
Bow of Mithilā
नास्य देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरा न च राक्षसा:।कर्तुमारोपणं शक्ता न कथञ्चन मानुषा:।।1.31.9।।
nāsya devā na gandharvā nāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ | kartum āropaṇaṃ śaktā na kathañcana mānuṣāḥ || 1.31.9 ||
មិនថាទេវតា មិនថាគន្ធព្វ មិនថាអសុរ មិនថារាក្សស—សូម្បីតែមនុស្សក៏មិនអាចដាក់ខ្សែធ្នូនោះបានឡើយ។
Neither devas, nor gandharvas, nor asuras nor human, are capable of stringing the bow by any means.
FAQs
Dharma includes acknowledging limits and the sacred: extraordinary power is not to be approached with arrogance, but with reverence and rightful qualification.
The sages underscore the bow’s unmatched nature by stating that no class of beings can string it.
Humility before the sacred and recognition that true capability is aligned with destiny and dharma, not mere strength.