Shloka 14
Jarāsandha–Vāsudeva Saṃvāda: Kṣātra-Dharma, Pride, and the Ethics of Coercion
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 20
न शौरिणा विना पार्थो न शौरि: पाण्डवं विना । नाजेयो<स्त्यनयोलोंके कृष्णयोरिति मे मति:
na śauriṇā vinā pārtho na śauriḥ pāṇḍavaṃ vinā | nājeyo 'sty anayor loke kṛṣṇayor iti me matiḥ ||
ယုဓိဋ္ဌိရက ပြောသည်– «ရှော်ရီ (ကృష్ణ) မရှိလျှင် ပါရ္ထ (အర్జုန) မပြည့်စုံ၊ ပाण्डဝ မရှိလျှင်လည်း ရှော်ရီ မပြည့်စုံ။ ဤလောက၌ “ကృష్ణ” ဟုခေါ်သော သူရဲကောင်းနှစ်ဦးကို အနိုင်ယူနိုင်သူ မရှိဟု ငါ ယုံကြည်သည်»။
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power of righteous partnership: Arjuna’s prowess and Kṛṣṇa’s guidance are mutually reinforcing, making their combined agency effectively invincible. It also reflects a leader’s ethical discernment—recognizing where strength becomes decisive when aligned with dharma and wise counsel.
Yudhiṣṭhira expresses his assessment of the political-military balance: he declares that Kṛṣṇa (Śauri) and Arjuna (Pārtha, also called Kṛṣṇa) are inseparable in effectiveness, and that together they are unconquerable in the world.