Shloka 20
खाण्डवदाहोत्तर-वरप्रदानम्
Boons after the Khāṇḍava Burning
असप्प्राप्तास्तु ता धारास्तेजसा जातवेदस: । ख एव समशुष्यन्त न काश्चित् पावकं गता:,परंतु अग्निके तेजसे वे धाराएँ वहाँ पहुँचनेसे पहले आकाशमें ही सूख जाती थीं। अग्नितक कोई धारा पहुँची ही नहीं
asapprāptāstu tā dhārāstejasā jātavedasaḥ | kha eva samaśuṣyanta na kāścit pāvakaṃ gatāḥ ||
แต่ด้วยเดชแห่งชาตเวทัส (อัคนี) สายน้ำเหล่านั้นกลับเหือดแห้งกลางเวหาก่อนจะถึงไฟ มิได้มีสักสายใดไปถึงเปลวเพลิง
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the supremacy of tejas (fiery spiritual/elemental power): when a force is sustained by divine energy, ordinary countermeasures (like water against fire) may fail before even making contact, suggesting the limits of merely external remedies.
Streams of water are being directed toward a blazing fire, but Agni’s intense radiance evaporates them in the sky itself; none of the streams reaches the fire.