Shloka 48
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
रुद्रतुल्यबलैर्युक्तां योधानामयुतैस्त्रिभि: । न सा विजानाति रणात् कदाचिद् विनिवर्तितुम्
rudratulyabalairyuktāṃ yodhānām ayutais tribhiḥ | na sā vijānāti raṇāt kadācid vinivartitum ||
กองทัพนั้นมีกำลังดุจพระรุทระ มีนักรบสามหมื่นเป็นกำลังหนุน และไม่เคยรู้จักการหันกลับจากสนามรบเลยแม้กาลใด—แน่วแน่ไม่ยอมถอยในศึก
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights unwavering martial resolve: once committed to a righteous or fated course in war, the described figure does not retreat. It reflects the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness and the intense, almost divine ferocity associated with battlefield duty.
Vaiśampāyana describes a formidable female figure (referred to as “she”) whose power is likened to Rudra’s and who is backed by thirty thousand warriors; her defining trait here is that she never turns back from the battlefield.