Shloka 14
Rukmī’s Offer of Aid and Arjuna’s Refusal (रुक्मिप्रस्तावः—अर्जुनप्रत्याख्यानम्)
भवता हि वंय गुप्ता: शक्रेणेव दिवौकस: । अनाधृष्या भविष्यामस्त्रिदशानामपि ध्रुवम्,“इन्द्रके द्वारा सुरक्षित देवताओंकी भाँति आपके संरक्षणमें रहकर हमलोग निश्चय ही देवगणोंके लिये भी अजेय हो जायँगे
bhavatā hi vayaṁ guptāḥ śakreṇeva divaukasaḥ | anādhṛṣyā bhaviṣyāmas tridāśānām api dhruvam ||
आपल्या संरक्षणाखाली आम्ही, जसे शक्र (इंद्र) देवांचे रक्षण करतो, तसेच निश्चयाने अजेय होऊ—अगदी त्रिदशांनाही अप्राप्य.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and practical power of rightful protection: when a leader provides steadfast guardianship, dependents gain stability and courage, becoming difficult to defeat. It implies that strength is amplified by trustworthy shelter and competent leadership.
A speaker (reported by Vaiśaṃpāyana) expresses confidence in being safeguarded by an addressed protector, comparing that protection to Indra’s guardianship of the gods. The statement functions as reassurance and persuasion within the alliance-building tensions of the Udyoga Parva.