Shloka 21
Gandhamādana-praveśa and Vṛṣaparvan-āśrama
Entry toward Gandhamādana; hospitality and onward route
ते तस्य वीर्य च बल॑ च दृष्टवा विद्याबलं बाहुबलं तथैव । अशवनुवन्त: सहितं समन्ताद् द्रुतं प्रवीरा: सहसा निवृत्ता:,भीमसेनका पराक्रम, शारीरिक बल, विद्याबल और बाहुबल देखकर वे वीर राक्षस एक साथ संगठित होकर भी उनका वेग सहनेमें असमर्थ हो गये और सहसा सब ओससे युद्ध छोड़कर निवृत्त हो गये
te tasya vīryaṃ ca balaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā vidyābalaṃ bāhubalaṃ tathaiva | aśaknuvantaḥ sahitaṃ samantād drutaṃ pravīrāḥ sahasā nivṛttāḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: Melihat kepahlawanan dan kekuatannya—kekuatan yang lahir daripada ilmu serta gagahnya lengan—para musuh yang perkasa, walau berhimpun dari segenap penjuru, tidak mampu menahan rempuhannya. Dengan pantas dan serentak mereka berundur, meninggalkan pertempuran.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True prowess is not merely physical force; it includes vidyā-bala—trained skill, insight, and disciplined capability. When such integrated strength is aligned with rightful courage, it can dissolve the unity and morale of aggressors.
The narrator describes opponents who had surrounded the hero in a group. After witnessing his combined might—valor, bodily power, and skilled strength—they find themselves unable to endure his attack and abruptly withdraw from the battle.