Shloka 21
द्रोणेन सात्यकिपीडनम् — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Charge to Sātyaki amid Droṇa’s Onslaught
वायुदेव उवाच सामरेष्वपि लोकेषु सर्वेषु न तथाविध: । शरासनधर: कश्चिद् यथा पार्थो धनञज्जय:,श्रीकृष्ण बोले--राजन्! देवताओंसहित सम्पूर्ण लोकोंमें कोई भी वैसा धनुर्धर नहीं है, जैसे आपके भाई कुन्तीकुमार धनंजय हैं
Vāyudeva uvāca: sāmareṣv api lokeṣu sarveṣu na tathāvidhaḥ | śarāsanadharaḥ kaścid yathā Pārtho Dhanañjayaḥ ||
ବାୟୁଦେବ କହିଲେ—ରାଜନ୍! ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକରେ, ସମରମଧ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ, କୁନ୍ତୀପୁତ୍ର ପାର୍ଥ ଧନଞ୍ଜୟଙ୍କ ପରି ଏପରି ଧନୁର୍ଧର କେହି ନାହିଁ।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents exemplary mastery as something rare and universally recognizable: Arjuna’s excellence is affirmed not merely by human opinion but by divine testimony. Ethically, it suggests that in righteous conflict, disciplined skill and steadfast purpose are virtues that uphold kṣatriya-dharma.
Vāyudeva speaks to a king (addressed as ‘rājan’ in the received Hindi gloss), declaring that across all realms there is no archer comparable to Arjuna (Pārtha Dhanañjaya). It functions as a laudatory assertion of Arjuna’s unmatched prowess amid the events of the Droṇa Parva.