Shloka 54
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana
Keśava-vākya aftermath
तथा विराटनगरे श्रूयते महदद्भुतम् । एकस्य च बहूनां च पर्याप्त तन्निदर्शनम्
tathā virāṭanagare śrūyate mahad adbhutam | ekasya ca bahūnāṃ ca paryāptaṃ tan nidarśanam ||
ອີກທັງໃນນະຄອນວິຣາດະ ກໍມີເລື່ອງອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ນ່າອັດສະຈັນທີ່ເຂົາເລົ່າກັນ: ການທີ່ນັກຮົບພຽງຄົນດຽວ ຕໍ່ຕ້ານນັກຮົບຜູ້ກ້າຫານຫຼາຍຄົນ. ຕົວຢ່າງນັ້ນພຽງຢ່າງດຽວ ກໍພໍຈະຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນຜົນຂອງສົງຄາມທີ່ຈະມາໄດ້.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A single decisive exemplar can reveal the likely outcome of a larger conflict: true prowess, discipline, and intelligent conduct can outweigh numerical superiority, serving as a moral and strategic sign for what is to come.
Vaiśampāyana points to a famous report from Virāṭa’s city—an astonishing incident of one fighter confronting many—as a sufficient illustration to predict the future result of the impending war.