Shloka 17

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

महारथौ च पाज्चाल्यौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ । वीर्यवन्तौ महात्मानौ गदाकार्मुकधारिणौ

Transliteration

mahārathau ca pāñcālyau yudhāmanyūttamaujāsau | vīryavantau mahātmānau gadākārmukadhāriṇau ||

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: وكان هناك فارسان عظيمان من فرسان العجلات لدى البانچالا—يودھامانيو وأوتّامَوجا—شديدا البأس، ساميي الهمة، يحملان الهراوة والقوس. ويؤكد السرد استعداد جانب الدharma وحضور قوة منضبطة تهديها نية نبيلة.

Word by Word

• महारथौ: two great chariot-warriors
• महारथौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पाञ्चाल्यौ: the two Panchalas (princes of Panchala)
• पाञ्चाल्यौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ: Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā
• युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु + उत्तमौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वीर्यवन्तौ: possessing valor
• वीर्यवन्तौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महात्मानौ: two great-souled ones
• महात्मानौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• गदाकार्मुकधारिणौ: bearing mace and bow
• गदाकार्मुकधारिणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गदा + कार्मुक + धारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāñcālas
• Yudhāmanyu
• Uttamaujā
• gadā (mace)
• kārmuka (bow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that power and weapon-skill are ethically framed by nobility of purpose: the warriors are praised not only as strong (vīryavantau) but also as high-souled (mahātmānau), implying that martial capacity is most commendable when aligned with righteous intent and disciplined conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues listing notable allies and champions present for the coming conflict, naming the two Pāñcāla heroes Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā and describing them as top-tier chariot-warriors equipped with mace and bow.