Shloka 9

Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर इति ख्यात:ः पाण्डो: प्रथमज: सुतः । भविता प्रथितो राजा त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः:

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira iti khyātaḥ pāṇḍoḥ prathamajaḥ sutaḥ | bhavitā prathito rājā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Pāṇḍus erstgeborener Sohn wird unter dem Namen Yudhiṣṭhira bekannt sein. Er wird ein gefeierter König werden, berühmt in den drei Welten.“

Word by Word

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

इतिthus (so called)

ख्यातःrenowned/known

पाण्डोःof Pāṇḍu

प्रथमजःfirst-born

सुतःson

भविताwill be (one who will become)

प्रथितःfamed

राजाking

त्रिषुin three

लोकेषुin the worlds

विश्रुतःwell-known

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pāṇḍu

three worlds (trailokya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames righteous kingship as something that earns enduring renown: a ruler’s fame is tied to his established identity and public recognition, implying that virtue and rightful conduct (dharma) are what make a king ‘known in the three worlds.’

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing the birth-order and future eminence of Pāṇḍu’s sons, stating that the eldest will be called Yudhiṣṭhira and will become a widely celebrated king.