Shloka 10
अर्जुन-माहात्म्य-चिन्ता
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Arjuna’s Strategic Supremacy
एकान्तविजयमस्त्वेव श्रूयते फाल्गुनस्य ह । दूसरे योद्धा भी अस्त्र चलाना जानते हैं, परंतु वे कभी हारते हैं और कभी जीतते भी हैं। केवल अर्जुन ही ऐसे हैं, जिनकी निरन्तर विजय ही सुनी जाती है ।। त्रयस्त्रिंशत् समाहूय खाण्डवेडग्निमतर्पयत्
ekāntavijayam astv eva śrūyate phālgunasya ha | trayastriṃśat samāhūya khāṇḍave 'gnim atarpayat ||
Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Tunay ngang ang naririnig lamang ay ang walang patid na tagumpay ni Phālguna (Arjuna). Ang ibang mandirigma’y marunong din humawak ng sandata, ngunit kung minsan ay natatalo at kung minsan ay nananalo; si Arjuna lamang ang bantog sa tagumpay na hindi napuputol. Nang tipunin niya ang Tatlumpu’t Tatlo (na mga diyos), pinasiyahan niya si Agni sa gubat ng Khāṇḍava.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the difference between mere skill and consistently righteous, effective mastery: many can fight, but sustained victory and renown arise from exceptional capability supported by divine alignment and past deeds—here implied through Arjuna’s celebrated record and his role in satisfying Agni.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on Arjuna’s famed invincibility, contrasting him with other warriors who alternate between defeat and success. He then recalls Arjuna’s earlier feat connected with the Khāṇḍava episode, where Agni was propitiated, with the involvement of the Thirty-Three gods.