Shloka 213
न शक्या युधि निर्जेतुं त्ववन्येन परंतप । “उग्रस्वभाव
sañjaya uvāca |
na śakyā yudhi nirjetuṃ tvad-anyena paraṃtapa |
ugrasvabhāvā bhīṣaṇa-parākramā bhayaṅkara-karma-kṛtaś ca tuṣārā yavanāḥ khaśā dārvābhisārā daradāḥ śakā māṭharā taṅgaṇā āndhrāḥ pulindāḥ kirātā mlecchāḥ parvatīyāḥ samudra-taṭa-vartinaś ca yodhāḥ |
yuddha-kuśalā roṣāveśa-yuktā balavanto daṇḍa-hastāḥ kruddhāḥ kaurava-sainikaiḥ saha duryodhanasya sahāyārthaṃ samāgatāḥ |
śatrūn saṃtāpayanta vīra tvām ṛte ’nyo na śaknoti jetum ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “O tagasunog ng mga kaaway, ang mga mandirigmang ito ay hindi magagapi sa digmaan ng sinuman kundi ikaw. Marahas sa likas, kakila-kilabot sa lakas, at sanay sa mga gawaing nakapanghihilakbot—ang mga Tushara, Yavana, Khasha, Darvabhisara, Darada, Shaka, Mathara, Tangana, Andhra, Pulinda, Kirata, at iba pang mga mandirigmang Mleccha—mga naninirahan sa kabundukan at sa baybayin—dalubhasa sa pakikidigma, sinasakmal ng poot, malalakas, at may hawak na mga pamalo, ay dumating na nagngangalit kasama ng hukbong Kaurava upang tulungan si Duryodhana. O bayani na nagpapahirap sa kaaway, bukod sa iyo ay wala nang makakatalo sa kanila.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores a war-time ethic of realistic appraisal: strength, training, and morale (here, rage and cohesion) determine outcomes, and leadership is measured by the capacity to face concentrated, formidable forces. It also reflects the epic’s habit of classifying diverse frontier peoples as ‘mleccha’ while still acknowledging their martial competence.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that numerous fierce, non-Kuru allied fighters—named by their peoples and regions—have joined the Kaurava side to support Duryodhana. He emphasizes that these enraged, club-bearing, battle-skilled warriors are so formidable that only the addressed hero (the ‘paraṃtapa’) is capable of defeating them in battle.