Shloka 4
Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)
संजय उवाच राज्ञों मुखमुदीक्षन्ते पज्चाला: पाण्डवै: सह । युधिष्ठिरस्य भद्रें ते स सर्वाननुशास्ति च,संजयने कहा--महाराज! आपका कल्याण हो। पांचाल और पाण्डव सभी राजा युधिष्ठिरके मुखकी ओर देखते रहते हैं और वे उन सबको विभिन्न कार्योंके लिये आज्ञा देते हैं
sañjaya uvāca rājño mukham udīkṣante pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha | yudhiṣṭhirasya bhadraṃ te sa sarvān anuśāsti ca ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, may welfare be yours. The Pāñcālas, together with the Pāṇḍavas, keep their eyes fixed on Yudhiṣṭhira’s face; and he, in turn, directs and instructs them all—assigning each their proper tasks.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority in a dharmic polity is recognized not merely by power but by trust and moral standing: allies look to Yudhiṣṭhira for guidance, and he organizes them through instruction and proper assignment of duties.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcālas and Pāṇḍavas are attentively watching Yudhiṣṭhira and taking direction from him, indicating unified command and readiness for coordinated action.