Mahabharata 7.113.31 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 31
Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)
सराक्षसगणा राजन् सकिन्नरमहोरगा । जड़मा: स्थावरा: सर्वे नाल॑ पार्थस्य संयुगे
sa-rākṣasa-gaṇā rājan sa-kinnara-mahoragāḥ | jaṅgamāḥ sthāvarāḥ sarve nālaṁ pārthasya saṁyuge ||
संजय म्हणाला—महाराज! राक्षसांचे गण, किन्नर आणि महान् सर्पांसह, सर्व जंगम-स्थावर प्राणी युद्धासाठी उभे राहिले तरी रणांगणात पार्थाचा सामना करण्यास समर्थ ठरणार नाहीत.
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The verse conveys that disciplined martial excellence and divinely-favored heroism (as embodied by Arjuna) can surpass even vast numerical or cosmic opposition. Ethically, it heightens the sense that the war’s outcomes are shaped not merely by numbers but by dharma-aligned capability and resolve.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, using sweeping imagery of many classes of beings, that no assembled force could adequately confront Arjuna in battle. It functions as a dramatic assessment of Arjuna’s battlefield dominance within the Drona Parva war narrative.
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