Shloka 27
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १४० (कृष्णेन कर्णं प्रति पाण्डवबल-वैशिष्ट्यप्रदर्शनम्) / Udyoga Parva, Chapter 140
Krishna’s appraisal of Pandava advantage and war portents
मातुलो भीमसेनस्य श्येनजिच्च महारथ: । शड्ख: पुत्रो विराटस्य निधिस्त्वं च जनार्दन
mātulo bhīmasenasya śyenajic ca mahārathaḥ | śaṅkhaḥ putro virāṭasya nidhis tvaṃ ca janārdana mādhava janārdana ||
قال كارنا: «شْيِناجِت، المحارب العظيم على العربة، خالُ بهيماسينا؛ وشَنْخا ابنُ فيرَاطا؛ وأنتَ نفسُك، يا جاناردانا—يا ماذافا، يا جاناردانا—كأنك كنزٌ لا ينفد. ومع حلفاء وسندٍ كهؤلاء، ستبقى دائرة الأرض كلها وسيادة الكورو تحت أمر يودهيشثيرا الحقّ.»
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the political-ethical idea that legitimate sovereignty (rājya) is secured not merely by force but by dharmic alignment and strong, righteous alliances; Kṛṣṇa’s support is portrayed as an inexhaustible ‘treasure’ that stabilizes Yudhiṣṭhira’s claim.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and assessments, Karna enumerates key allies on the Pāṇḍava side—Śyenajit, Śaṅkha, and especially Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana/Mādhava)—to emphasize that with such support Yudhiṣṭhira is poised to hold dominion over the earth and the Kuru realm.