Shloka 13
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
एषां पराक्रमस्यान्ते वयं कुर्याम साहसम् | एतैरशक्य: पाज्चालो ग्रहीतुं रणमूर्थनि,“गुरुदेव! इनके पराक्रम दिखानेके पश्चात् हमलोग युद्ध करेंगे। हमारा विश्वास है, ये लोग युद्धमें पंचालराजको बंदी नहीं बना सकते”
eṣāṃ parākramasyānte vayaṃ kuryāma sāhasam | etair aśakyaḥ pāñcālo grahītuṃ raṇamūrdhani |
“ข้าแต่คุรุเทพ! ครั้นพวกเขาได้แสดงวีรภาพของตนแล้ว เราจึงค่อยกระทำการอันหาญกล้าของเรา; เพราะพระราชาแห่งปัญจาละนั้น พวกเขาย่อมไม่อาจจับกุมได้ ณ แนวหน้าของสมรภูมิ”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a kṣatriya-style ethic of measured daring: bold action (sāhasa) should be attempted with awareness of limits and after assessing others’ prowess; it also underscores that battlefield outcomes are constrained by the opponent’s strength and circumstance.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a moment of martial planning and confidence: after certain warriors demonstrate their valor, the speakers propose to undertake a daring move, yet assert that capturing the Pāñcāla king at the very front of battle is not achievable by those men.