स तु बद्धाङ्गुलित्राणो नैषादिर् दृढविक्रमः ॥
अस्यन्न् एको वनचरो बभौ राम इवापरः ॥
एकलव्यं हि साङ्गुष्ठम् अशक्ता देवदानवाः ॥
सराक्षसोरगाः पार्थ विजेतुं युधि कर्हि चित् ॥
किम् उ मानुषमात्रेण शक्यः स्यात् प्रतिवीक्षितुम् ॥
दृढमुष्टिः कृती नित्यम् अस्यमानो दिवानिशम् ॥
त्वद्धितार्थं तु स मया हतः संग्राममूर्धनि ॥
चेदिराजश् च विक्रान्तः प्रत्यक्षं निहतस् तव ॥
sa tu baddhāṅgulitrāṇo naiṣādir dṛḍhavikramaḥ ||
asyann eko vanacaro babhau rāma ivāparaḥ ||
ekalavyaṃ hi sāṅguṣṭham aśaktā devadānavāḥ ||
sarākṣasoragāḥ pārtha vijetuṃ yudhi karhi cit ||
kim u mānuṣamātreṇa śakyaḥ syāt prativīkṣitum ||
dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityam asyamāno divāniśam ||
tvaddhitārthaṃ tu sa mayā hataḥ saṃgrāmamūrdhani ||
cedirājaś ca vikrāntaḥ pratyakṣaṃ nihatas tava ||
"He, in a guard for his fingers, the son of Nishada, firm in valor, a lone marksman, a forest-dweller, shone like a second Rama. For neither the gods nor the danavas, with the rakshasas and serpents, O Partha, could ever conquer Ekalavya with his thumb in battle. What then to speak of a mere human — it was scarcely possible even to gaze upon him, firm-fisted, skilled, shooting ceaselessly day and night. Yet for your own benefit he was slain by me at the forefront of battle; and the valiant king of Chedi [Shishupala] was slain before your very eyes."
7e7843b38844 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:58:11 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Ekalavya, a self-taught man of the forest, shone "like a second Rama" — greatness does not depend on lineage or teacher. It is significant that Krishna, who arranged his removal, still gives him the highest praise. This verse teaches that true talent breaks through even without patrons: a forest hunter surpassed princes; and one whom fate condemned to removal is still honored for valor — for truth does not diminish greatness even where it is compelled to remove it.