Shloka 27

Devanagari script

यौ तौ मया ते कथितौ पूर्वमेव महाबलौ । त्रयस्त्रयाणां लोकानां पर्याप्ता इति मे मति:,जनमेजय! उन दोनों महाबली वीरोंका परिचय मैंने तुम्हें पहले ही दे दिया है। मेरा ऐसा विश्वास है, जरासंध और वे तीनों मिलकर तीनों लोकोंका सामना करनेके लिये पर्याप्त थे

Transliteration

yau tau mayā te kathitau pūrvam eva mahābalau | trayas-trayāṇāṃ lokānāṃ paryāptā iti me matiḥ, janamejaya ||

Translation

ஜனமேஜயா! நான் முன்பே உனக்குச் சொன்ன அந்த இரு மகாபல வீரர்களைப் பற்றி என் கருத்து இதுவே—அவர்கள் (அவர்களுடன்) அந்த மூவரும் சேர்ந்து மூன்று உலகங்களையும் எதிர்கொள்ளத் தக்கவர்களே.

Word by Word

यौwhich (two)

तौthose (two)

मयाby me

तेto you

कथितौtold/related

पूर्वम्before/previously

एवindeed/just

महाबलौvery strong/mighty (two)

त्रयःthree

त्रयाणाम्of three

लोकानाम्of the worlds

पर्याप्ताःsufficient/adequate

इतिthus/that

मेmy/of me

मतिःopinion/belief

जनमेजयO Janamejaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

the two mighty heroes (previously described)

the three worlds (trailokya)

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 how epic narration uses measured judgment and hyperbole to convey extraordinary prowess; it also frames power as something assessed and reported responsibly by the narrator to the listener-king.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reminds King Janamejaya that he has already introduced two formidable figures and states his conviction that their strength was enough to face even the three worlds, emphasizing their exceptional might within the ongoing account.