Shloka 14
कुन्तीगर्भगोपनम् तथा मञ्जूषाप्रवाहः
Kuntī’s concealed childbirth and the river-borne casket
शतश: पुरुषव्यात्र रथोदारेण जध्निवान् | तदनेन नरव्याप्र मया यत्तेन संयुगे
śataśaḥ puruṣavyāghra rathodāreṇa jadhnivān | tadanena naravyāghra mayā yattena saṁyuge
Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: “Ó tigre entre os homens, ele abateu centenas com seu poderoso carro de guerra no combate. Assim, ó melhor dos homens, por meu próprio e árduo esforço naquela peleja, isto foi realizado.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣātra (warrior) ethos: decisive action in battle and the moral emphasis on personal exertion (yatna) as the means by which outcomes are achieved.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a battle episode in which a warrior, powerful through his chariot, slays hundreds; he then frames the result as brought about through strenuous effort in the combat.