Mahabharata · 1.213.8–9
॥
Devanāgarī
न च पश्यामि यः पार्थं विक्रमेण पराजयेत् ॥
अपि सर्वेषु लोकेषु सेन्द्ररुद्रेषु मारिष ॥
स च नाम रथस् तादृङ् मदीयास् ते च वाजिनः ॥
योद्धा पार्थश् च शीघ्रास्त्रः को नु तेन समो भवेत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
na ca paśyāmi yaḥ pārthaṃ vikrameṇa parājayet ||
api sarveṣu lokeṣu sendrarudreṣu māriṣa ||
sa ca nāma rathas tādṛṅ madīyās te ca vājinaḥ ||
yoddhā pārthaś ca śīghrāstraḥ ko nu tena samo bhavet ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
न च पश्यामि यः पार्थं विक्रमेण पराजयेत्na ca paśyāmi yaḥ pārthaṃ vikrameṇa parājayet"And I see no one who could defeat Partha in valor,
अपि सर्वेषु लोकेषु सेन्द्ररुद्रेषु मारिषapi sarveṣu lokeṣu sendrarudreṣu māriṣaeven among all the worlds, together with Indra and Rudra, O worthy one;
सः च नाम रथः तादृक् मदीयाः ते च वाजिनःsaḥ ca nāma rathaḥ tādṛk madīyāḥ te ca vājinaḥand such is that chariot, and those are my horses,
योद्धा पार्थः च शीघ्रास्त्रः कः नु तेन समः भवेत्yoddhā pārthaḥ ca śīghrāstraḥ kaḥ nu tena samaḥ bhavetand the warrior — Partha, swift with weapons; who indeed would equal him?
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रथस्rathasoriginal form "rathas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तादृङ्tādṛṅoriginal form "tādṛṅ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मदीयास्madīyāsoriginal form "madīyās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पार्थश्pārthaśoriginal form "pārthaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कोkooriginal form "ko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समोsamooriginal form "samo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"And I see no one who could defeat Partha in valor, even among all the worlds, together with Indra and Rudra; and such is that chariot, and those are my horses, and the warrior — Partha, swift with weapons; who indeed would equal him?"
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Here the Lord also reminds them of His friend's invincibility. It is telling that Krishna points out that no one can defeat Partha: prudence forbids starting a hopeless quarrel. Here the Lord turns His people away from a ruinous war by an argument from strength itself. So Scripture reveals Krishna's wisdom; and the threat of battle shows itself to be senseless.