Shloka 29
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
को<न्य: शक्तो रणे जेतुमृते पार्थाद् युधिष्ठिरात् । यस्य नाथो हृषीकेश: सदा सत्ययशोनिधि:
ko 'nyaḥ śakto raṇe jetum ṛte pārthād yudhiṣṭhirāt | yasya nātho hṛṣīkeśaḥ sadā satyayaśonidhiḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಪಾರ್ಥ ಅರ್ಜುನನೂ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನೂ ಹೊರತು, ರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಗೆಲ್ಲಲು ಇನ್ನಾರು ಶಕ್ತರು? ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅವರ ನಾಥನೂ ರಕ್ಷകനೂ ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ—ಸದಾ ಸತ್ಯಯಶೋನಿಧಿ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is portrayed as grounded in dharma and right guidance: when Kṛṣṇa—described as a constant repository of truth and honorable fame—is the protector, the righteous side gains an ethical and spiritual strength beyond mere weapon-skill.
Sanjaya, narrating the war to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, emphasizes the exceptional battle-winning capacity of the Pāṇḍavas—specifically Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira—because Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) stands as their lord and refuge.