Shloka 4
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
न समर्थानहं मन्ये गदाहस्तस्य संयुगे | एतेन हि कृता योग्या वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश
na samarthān ahaṃ manye gadāhastasya saṃyuge | etena hi kṛtā yogyā varṣāṇīha trayodaśa
میں نہیں سمجھتا کہ میدانِ جنگ میں اس گدا بردار کے برابر کوئی ٹھہر سکتا ہے؛ کیونکہ اسی نے یہاں تیرہ برسوں کے لائق کارنامے سرانجام دیے ہیں۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights extraordinary competence in one’s chosen discipline: true mastery can compress what normally takes years into decisive action. Ethically, it also shows how war narratives frame prowess as a form of earned authority and psychological advantage.
Sañjaya, narrating events, declares that no one seems able to stand against a certain mace‑wielder in combat, and he emphasizes the scale of that warrior’s achievements by saying deeds worthy of thirteen years have been accomplished here.