Shloka 30
Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)
तानहं रथनीडेभ्य: शरै: संनतपर्वभि: | यत्तान् सर्वानतिबलान् योत्स्यमानानवस्थितान् । एक: संकालयिष्यामि वज्रपाणिरिवासुरान्
tān ahaṃ rathanīḍebhyaḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ | yattān sarvān atibalān yotsyamānān avasthitān | ekaḥ saṃkālayiṣyāmi vajrapāṇir ivāsurān ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂ້າຈະຍິງໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາຕົກຈາກລົດຮົບ ດ້ວຍລູກສອນທີ່ຂໍ້ຕໍ່ຖືກຫຼໍ່ແຂງດີ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ພວກເຂົາທັງໝົດມີກຳລັງຫນັກໜ່ວງ ແລະຢືນພ້ອມຮົບ ຂ້າຜູ້ດຽວຈະທຳລາຍພວກເຂົາ—ດັ່ງວັດຊະຣະປານິ (ອິນດຣະ) ຜູ້ຖືຟ້າຜ່າ ກຳຈັດອະສຸຣະ.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfast courage and responsibility in battle: even against many powerful opponents, one should stand firm in resolve. The comparison to Indra underscores that righteous strength, disciplined skill, and unwavering determination can overcome seemingly overwhelming force.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a warrior’s bold declaration: he will strike the opposing fighters from their chariots with powerful arrows and destroy them single-handedly, likening his impending victory to Indra’s defeat of the Asuras.