Shloka 42
मरुद्गणै: परिवृत:ः साक्षादपि मरुत्पति: । को<न्यो बृहन्नलायास्तान् प्रतियुध्येत सड़तान्
marudgaṇaiḥ parivṛtaḥ sākṣād api marutpatiḥ | ko 'nyo bṛhannalāyās tān pratiyudhyeta saṅgatān |
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ—ମରୁଦ୍ଗଣମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଘେରା ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ ମରୁତ୍ପତି ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ସେମାନେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ସଂଘଟିତ ଭାବେ ବ୍ୟୂହରେ ଦଢ଼ି ରହନ୍ତି, ବୃହନ୍ନଲା ବ୍ୟତୀତ ଆଉ କିଏ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିପାରିବ?
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores discerning true capability and moral confidence: when danger is collective and overwhelming, steadfast reliance on proven virtue and skill (here, Arjuna as Bṛhannalā) is portrayed as stronger than even a merely hypothetical divine advantage.
In the Virāṭa episode, Yudhiṣṭhira expresses that only Bṛhannalā (Arjuna in disguise) is fit to confront a united, formidable enemy force; he heightens this by saying that even Indra with the Maruts would scarcely match such a task.