Shloka 24
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
यः सर्वभूतानि सदैवतानि प्रस्थेडघजयत् खाण्डवे सव्यसाची
yaḥ sarvabhūtāni sadaivatāni prasthēḍghajayat khāṇḍave savyasācī
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்— “காண்டவ வனத்தில், தெய்வக் காவலர்களுடன் கூடிய எல்லா உயிர்களையும் வென்றவன், அந்த இருகையாலும் வில் செலுத்தும் சவ்யசாசி அர்ஜுனனே.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores exemplary martial excellence and resolve: Arjuna’s prowess is portrayed as so great that even forces supported by divine powers could not withstand him, highlighting the ethical weight of capability and responsibility in a warrior’s dharma.
Sañjaya recalls Arjuna’s earlier feat in the Khāṇḍava forest—where he fought and prevailed against formidable opponents—using that past victory to characterize Arjuna’s extraordinary strength in the present war context.