Shloka 19
Abhimanyu’s Śrāddha; Vyāsa’s Assurance of the Unborn Heir (अभिमन्योः श्राद्धं तथा गर्भरक्षणोपदेशः)
न स शक्येत संग्रामे निहन्तुमपि वज्िणा । 'प्रभो! यदि निरन्तर उसे एक-एक वीरके साथ ही युद्ध करना पड़ता तो रणभूमिमें वज्रधारी इन्द्र भी उसे नहीं मार सकते थे (परन्तु वहाँ तो बात ही दूसरी हो गयी) ।।
na sa śakyeta saṅgrāme nihantum api vajriṇā |
毗舍波耶那说：在战场上，他本不可能被杀——即使执金刚杵的因陀罗也不能取其性命。其意在于：若战斗始终保持为一场接一场的单挑，他的武勇几乎使他不可攻破；唯有局势的变更，方能改写这样的结局。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how extraordinary martial excellence can make a warrior seem beyond ordinary defeat, yet outcomes in war depend not only on strength but also on conditions, strategy, and shifting circumstances—hinting at the limits of sheer might.
Vaiśaṃpāyana offers a narrator’s evaluation of a warrior’s battlefield prowess, stating that in a straightforward, continuous combat scenario he would be impossible to kill—even for Indra—implying that later events must involve a different, decisive turn of circumstances.