Mahabharata 9.33.4 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 4
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
न समर्थानहं मन्ये गदाहस्तस्य संयुगे | एतेन हि कृता योग्या वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश
na samarthān ahaṃ manye gadāhastasya saṃyuge | etena hi kṛtā yogyā varṣāṇīha trayodaśa
Sañjaya berkata: “Aku tidak menganggap sesiapa pun mampu, di medan tempur, menandingi si pemegang gada ini. Kerana olehnya, di sini, telah terlaksana perbuatan-perbuatan yang layak bagi tiga belas tahun.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights extraordinary competence in one’s chosen discipline: true mastery can compress what normally takes years into decisive action. Ethically, it also shows how war narratives frame prowess as a form of earned authority and psychological advantage.
Sañjaya, narrating events, declares that no one seems able to stand against a certain mace‑wielder in combat, and he emphasizes the scale of that warrior’s achievements by saying deeds worthy of thirteen years have been accomplished here.
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