Shloka 25
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १४० (कृष्णेन कर्णं प्रति पाण्डवबल-वैशिष्ट्यप्रदर्शनम्) / Udyoga Parva, Chapter 140
Krishna’s appraisal of Pandava advantage and war portents
धृष्टय्युम्नश्ष॒ पाउ्चाल्य: सात्यकिश्न महारथ: । उत्तमौजा युधामन्यु: सत्यधर्मा च सौमकि:,माधव! जनार्दन! जिनके सहायक महारथी भीम, नकुल, सहदेव, द्रौपदीके पाँचों पुत्र, पांचालराजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न, महारथी सात्यकि, उत्तमौजा, युधामन्यु, सोमक-वंशी सत्यधर्मा, चेदिराज धृष्टकेतु, चेकितान, अपराजित वीर शिखण्डी, इन्द्रगोपके समान वर्णवाले पाँचों भाई केकय-राजकुमार, इन्द्रधनुषके समान रंगवाले महामना कुन्तिभोज, भीमसेनके मामा महारथी श्येनजित्, विराटपुत्र शंख तथा अक्षयनिधिके समान आप हैं, उन्हीं युधिष्ठिरके अधिकारमें यह सारा भूमण्डल तथा कौरव-राज्य रहेगा
dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pāñcālyaḥ sātyakiś ca mahārathaḥ | uttamaujā yudhāmanyuḥ satyadharmā ca saumakiḥ ||
Karna said: “Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince, and Sātyaki, that great chariot-warrior; Uttamaujā and Yudhāmanyu; and Satyadharmā of the Somaka line—these are among the foremost champions aligned with Yudhiṣṭhira. With such allies and protectors, the sovereignty over the whole earth, along with the Kuru realm, will rest under Yudhiṣṭhira’s authority.”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how rightful sovereignty is supported by dharmic alignment and strong alliances: Karna recognizes that Yudhiṣṭhira’s cause is reinforced by eminent warriors, implying that political legitimacy and success in a kṣatriya conflict depend not only on claim but also on the moral and strategic strength of one’s supporters.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Karna enumerates key Pāṇḍava-aligned champions—Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Sātyaki, Uttamaujā, Yudhāmanyu, and Satyadharmā—highlighting the formidable coalition around Yudhiṣṭhira and suggesting that such backing makes Yudhiṣṭhira’s eventual rule over the Kuru realm plausible.