Mahabharata 7.175.45 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 175, Shloka 45
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच घटोत्कच विजानीहि यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि पुत्रक प्राप्तो विक्रमकालो5यं तव नान्यस्य कस्यचित्
śrīvāyudeva uvāca | ghaṭotkaca vijānīhi yat tvāṁ vakṣyāmi putraka | prāpto vikramakālo ’yaṁ tava nānyasya kasyacit ||
ศรีกฤษณะตรัสว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย ฆโฏตกจะ จงรู้และเข้าใจถ้อยคำที่เราจะกล่าวแก่เจ้า บัดนี้เป็นกาลแห่งการสำแดงวีรภาพของเจ้า—เป็นของเจ้าแต่ผู้เดียว มิใช่ของผู้ใดอื่น”
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
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The verse emphasizes discernment of the right moment for one’s appointed duty: valor is not merely strength, but timely, purposeful action aligned with one’s role and destiny.
Vāyu-deva addresses Ghaṭotkaca affectionately and urges him to recognize that a decisive opportunity has arrived for him to display his prowess in the ongoing Kurukṣetra war.
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