Shloka 38
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
कार्तवीर्यसम: कुन्ति शिवतुल्यपराक्रम: । एष शक्र इवाजय्यो यशस्ते प्रथयिष्यति
kārtavīryasamaḥ kunti śivatulyaparākramaḥ | eṣa śakra ivājayyo yaśas te prathayiṣyati ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— اے کُنتی! یہ بچہ کارتویریہ کے برابر پرَاکرم والا، شِو کے مانند عظیم شجاعت رکھنے والا، اور شَکر (اِندر) کی طرح ناقابلِ تسخیر ہوگا۔ یہ تمہاری شہرت کو دور دور تک پھیلائے گا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal kingship and heroism as a force that uplifts one’s family and benefactors: true prowess is not merely personal strength but a dharmic glory that protects, proves invincibility against injustice, and expands rightful renown (yaśas) for one’s lineage.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a laudatory prediction about Kuntī’s child, describing him through exalted comparisons—Kārtavīrya for might, Śiva for valor, and Indra for invincibility—assuring Kuntī that the child will increase her fame.