Shloka 14
Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras
Udyoga Parva
द्रौपदेयान् महेष्वासानभिमन्युं च पाण्डव: । नकुल॑ सहदेवं च सर्वाश्विव प्रभद्रकान्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | draupadeyān maheṣvāsān abhimanyuṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ | nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ ca sarvāśviva-prabhadrakān | bhīmasenasya durdharṣaṃ prathamaṃ prādiśad balam ||
পাণ্ডৱ যুধিষ্ঠিৰে দ্ৰৌপদীৰ মহাধনুৰ্ধৰ পুত্ৰসকল, অভিমন্যু, নকুল, সহদেৱ আৰু সকলো প্ৰভদ্ৰক বীৰক একেলগে কৰি, প্ৰথম দুঃসাধ্য দলে ভীমসেনৰ অধীনত অৰ্পণ কৰিলে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, dharma expresses itself as disciplined responsibility: authority and force should be entrusted to the most capable leader, and collective strength should be organized to protect the wider cause rather than driven by personal impulse.
As preparations for conflict intensify, Yudhiṣṭhira organizes the Pāṇḍava forces and assigns the first formidable division—comprising key heroes like the Draupadeyas, Abhimanyu, Nakula, Sahadeva, and the Prabhadrakas—under Bhīma’s command.