Shloka 50
Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)
एते चान्ये च बहव: प्राच्योदीच्या महीक्षित: । शतशो यानुपश्रित्य धर्मराजो व्यवस्थित:,ये तथा और भी बहुत-से पूर्व तथा उत्तर-दिशाओंमें रहनेवाले नरेश सैकड़ोंकी संख्यामें आकर वहाँ डटे हुए हैं, जिनका आश्रय लेकर महाराज युधिष्ठिर युद्धके लिये तैयार हैं
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ prācyodīcyā mahīkṣitaḥ | śataśo yānupāśritya dharmarājo vyavasthitaḥ ||
قال سانجيا: «هؤلاء، وكثيرٌ غيرُهم من ملوكِ الأقاليم الشرقية والشمالية—وقد قدموا بالمئات—قد ثبتوا هناك. وبهم سندًا، أتمَّ الملكُ يودهيشثيرا (حامي الدارما) استعدادَه للحرب.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a dharma-minded ruler must secure broad, lawful support before entering conflict; readiness for war is portrayed not as impulsive aggression but as a resolved stance grounded in alliances and responsibility.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that numerous kings from the eastern and northern quarters have gathered in large numbers and are standing with Yudhiṣṭhira, whose position is now firm and prepared for the coming war.