Shloka 17

Devanagari script

वेदान्तावभूथस्नाता: सर्व एतेड5पराजिता: । निहन्यु: समरे सेनां देवानामपि पाण्डव,“इन सबने वेदाध्ययन समाप्त करके यज्ञान्त स्नान किया है। ये सभी कभी परास्त न होनेवाले वीर हैं। पाण्डुनन्दन! ये लोग समरभूमिमें देवताओंकी सेनाको भी नष्ट कर सकते हैं

Transliteration

vedāntāvabhṛthasnātāḥ sarva ete 'parājitāḥ | nihanyuḥ samare senāṃ devānām api pāṇḍava ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Ang lahat ng lalaking ito’y nagtapos na sa pag-aaral ng Veda at nagsagawa ng pangwakas na paliligo ng handog. Sila’y mga mandirigmang hindi pa kailanman natalo. O anak ni Pāṇḍu, sa labanan ay kaya nilang lipulin maging ang hukbo ng mga diyos.”

Word by Word

वेदान्तat the end of Vedic study

अवभृथat the concluding (ritual) bath

स्नाताःhaving bathed

सर्वेall

एतेthese

अपराजिताःunconquered, undefeated

निहन्युःcould/should slay, would destroy

समरेin battle

सेनाम्army

देवानाम्of the gods

अपिeven, also

पाण्डवO Pandava (son of Pandu)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pāṇḍava (son/descendant of Pāṇḍu)

Devas (the gods)

Devas' army

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links inner discipline (completion of Vedic study and sacrificial rites) with outer capability (invincible martial power), implying that true strength is grounded in dharmic training and self-mastery, not mere aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira is emphasizing the formidable, dharma-trained nature of the warriors on the Pāṇḍava side, asserting that they are so powerful and resolute that they could defeat even a divine host—an argument meant to underscore the seriousness of the impending conflict and the need for wise counsel.