Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वज्ञसंहनना: सर्वे सर्वे चौधबलास्तथा । कामवीर्यबलाश्रैव सर्वे युद्धविशारदा:,उनका शरीर वज्रके समान दुर्भद्य और सुदृढ़ था। वे सभी राशि-राशि बलके आश्रय थे। उनका बल और पराक्रम इच्छाके अनुसार प्रकट होता था। वे सब-के-सब युद्ध करनेकी कलामें दक्ष थे

Transliteration

vajrasaṃhananāḥ sarve sarve caudhabalās tathā | kāmavīryabalāś caiva sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||

Translation

ਮਾਰਕੰਡੇਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਵਜ੍ਰ ਵਾਂਗ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ, ਅਭੇਦ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਸੰਘਟ ਸਨ। ਉਹ ਅਪਾਰ ਬਲ ਦੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਸਨ। ਇੱਛਾ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਵੀਰਤਾ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੁੰਦੀ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਸਭ ਯੁੱਧ-ਕਲਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਪੁੰਨ ਸਨ।

Word by Word

वज्रसंहननाःhaving a thunderbolt-like compact/adamantine build

सर्वेall

चand

उधबलाःpossessing abundant/lofty strength

तथाlikewise/so

कामवीर्यबलाश्चhaving (as desired) will, prowess, and strength

एवindeed/just

सर्वेall

युद्धविशारदाःskilled/adept in battle

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)

vajra (thunderbolt/adamant, as metaphor)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ideal of disciplined power: true martial excellence combines an unshakable constitution, vast strength, and trained expertise, with the capacity to deploy valor deliberately rather than impulsively.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is describing a group of formidable warriors, emphasizing their indestructible build, immense reserves of strength, will-directed prowess, and mastery of warfare—setting the tone for their exceptional capability in the unfolding account.