Mahabharata 7.62.9 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 62, Shloka 9
Adhyāya 62: Sañjaya’s Admonition to Dhṛtarāṣṭra on Rāja-dharma and Consequence
सो5भवद् द्वादशसमो द्वादशाहेन वीर्यवान् । इमां च पृथिवीं कृत्स्नामेकाह्नला स व्यजीजयत्
so 'bhavad dvādaśa-samaḥ dvādaśāhena vīryavān | imāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnām ekāhnena sa vyajayat |
نارد نے کہا: وہ زورآور بارہ دن میں بارہ برس کے لڑکے کے برابر قوت و پختگی والا ہو گیا، اور ایک ہی دن میں اس نے اس پوری زمین کو فتح کر لیا۔
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores exceptional royal potency and rapid attainment of capability, implicitly reminding that such power and conquest, though celebrated, must be aligned with dharma and the duties of a ruler.
Nārada describes a hero/king whose growth in strength and maturity accelerates dramatically—becoming like a twelve-year-old within twelve days—and who then subdues the whole earth in a single day, emphasizing astonishing prowess.
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