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Shloka 13

Āraṇyaka-parva Adhyāya 277 — Sāvitrī-Upākhyāna: Aśvapati’s Vows and Sāvitrī’s Birth; Search for a Suitable Husband Begins

वज्ञसंहनना: सर्वे सर्वे चौधबलास्तथा । कामवीर्यबलाश्रैव सर्वे युद्धविशारदा:,उनका शरीर वज्रके समान दुर्भद्य और सुदृढ़ था। वे सभी राशि-राशि बलके आश्रय थे। उनका बल और पराक्रम इच्छाके अनुसार प्रकट होता था। वे सब-के-सब युद्ध करनेकी कलामें दक्ष थे

vajrasaṃhananāḥ sarve sarve caudhabalās tathā | kāmavīryabalāś caiva sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||

മാർക്കണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവരുടെ ശരീരം വജ്രംപോലെ ദൃഢവും ഭേദിക്കാനാകാത്തതും സുസംഹതവുമായിരുന്നു. അവർ അപാരബലത്തിന്റെ നിധികളായിരുന്നു. ഇച്ഛിച്ചതുപോലെ അവരുടെ വീര്യവും ശക്തിയും പ്രകടമായിരുന്നു; എല്ലാവരും യുദ്ധകലകളിൽ നിപുണർ.

वज्रसंहननाःhaving a thunderbolt-like compact/adamantine build
वज्रसंहननाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवज्रसंहनन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उधबलाःpossessing abundant/lofty strength
उधबलाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउधबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाlikewise/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कामवीर्यबलाश्चhaving (as desired) will, prowess, and strength
कामवीर्यबलाश्च:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकामवीर्यबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
युद्धविशारदाःskilled/adept in battle
युद्धविशारदाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्धविशारद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)
V
vajra (thunderbolt/adamant, as metaphor)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights an ideal of disciplined power: true martial excellence combines an unshakable constitution, vast strength, and trained expertise, with the capacity to deploy valor deliberately rather than impulsively.

Mārkaṇḍeya is describing a group of formidable warriors, emphasizing their indestructible build, immense reserves of strength, will-directed prowess, and mastery of warfare—setting the tone for their exceptional capability in the unfolding account.