Shloka 131
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १५१: कृष्णस्य कौरव-अवज्ञा-निर्णयः तथा पाण्डव-योगाज्ञा
Krishna on the Kauravas’ Rejection of Counsel; Pandava Readiness Ordered
शिबिराणि महाहणि राज्ञां तत्र पृथक् पृथक् । विमानानीव राजेन्द्र निविष्टानि महीतले
śibirāṇi mahāhaṇi rājñāṁ tatra pṛthak pṛthak | vimānānīva rājendra niviṣṭāni mahītale ||
Vaiśampāyana said: There, the great encampments of the kings stood each in its own separate place, O best of kings—settled upon the earth like celestial vimānas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined organization and the grandeur of royal power; ethically, it frames the impending war as a moment of immense responsibility where rulers’ choices will carry heavy dharmic consequences.
The narrator describes the kings’ vast camps arranged separately across the ground, comparing their splendid appearance to celestial vimānas, emphasizing the scale and readiness of the assembled forces.