Shloka 37
Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)
असंशयं महाबाहो हनिष्यसि सुयोधनम् । वर्षात् त्रयोदशादूर्ध्व सह गाण्डीवधन्चना,“महाबाहो! इसमें तनिक भी संदेह नहीं है कि तुम तेरहवें वर्षके बाद गाण्डीवधारी अर्जुनके साथ जाकर युद्धमें सुयोधनको मार डालोगे
Asaṁśayaṁ mahābāho haniṣyasi Suyodhanam | varṣāt trayodaśād ūrdhvaṁ saha Gāṇḍīvadhanvaṇā ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O makapangyarihang may mahahabang bisig, walang anumang pag-aalinlangan: pagkalipas ng ikalabintatlong taon, iyong papatayin si Suyodhana, lalabas sa digmaan kasama si Arjuna, ang may hawak ng Gāṇḍīva.” Pinagtitibay ng pahayag ang tiyak na hantungan ng salaysay at ng katarungang moral: ang mahabang disiplina ng pagkatapon at pagpipigil ay hahantong sa isang pasyang sagupaan, kung saan ang katarungan—bagaman naantala—ay isasakatuparan sa pamamagitan ng wastong lakas at tamang pagkakampi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That steadfast endurance through a prescribed period (the thirteen-year exile) leads to the inevitable fruition of moral consequence; righteous resolve, when aligned with rightful allies and timing, culminates in the restoration of justice.
Vaiśampāyana foretells with certainty that, once the thirteenth year is completed, the addressed hero will kill Suyodhana in battle, acting together with Arjuna, identified by his famed Gāṇḍīva bow.