Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse
Udyoga Parva 193
अभिमन्युश्वच बलवान् द्रौपद्या: पठच चात्मजा: । स्वयं चापि समर्थोडसि त्रैलोक्योत्सादनेडपि च
abhimanyur eva ca balavān draupadyāḥ pañca cātmajāḥ | svayaṃ cāpi samartho 'si trailokyotsādane 'pi ca ||
尤提希提罗说道:“阿毗曼纽亦是勇猛之士,德劳帕蒂的五子也都随你同在。而你自身更有大能——甚至足以使三界陷于毁灭。”
युधिछिर उवाच
The verse highlights the presence of great strength on the listener’s side—Abhimanyu, Draupadī’s five sons, and the addressee himself—while implicitly pointing to the ethical burden that accompanies such power: capability must be guided by dharma and restraint, not mere capacity for destruction.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a powerful ally/warrior, reassuring him that formidable fighters are already aligned with him and emphasizing the addressee’s extraordinary might—so great it is hyperbolically described as sufficient to destroy the three worlds.