Shloka 48
Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)
जारासंधि: सहदेवो जयत्सेनश्व तावुभौ । युद्धे5प्रतिरथौ वीरौ पाण्डवार्थे व्यवस्थिती,जरासंधपुत्र सहदेव और जयत्सेन दोनों युद्धमें अपना सानी नहीं रखते हैं। वे दोनों मागध वीर पाण्डवोंकी सहायताके लिये आकर डटे हुए हैं
Jārāsandhiḥ Sahadevo Jayatsenaś ca tāv ubhau | yuddhe ’pratirathau vīrau Pāṇḍavārthe vyavasthitau ||
Sañjaya said: “Jārāsandha’s sons, Sahadeva and Jayatsena—both of them—are heroic warriors without equal opponents in battle. They have taken their stand for the Pāṇḍavas’ cause, firmly resolved to support them.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast commitment to a chosen cause: capable warriors are praised not merely for strength but for resolute alignment with an ethical-political side (here, support of the Pāṇḍavas), suggesting that valor gains meaning through purposeful allegiance.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two powerful Magadhan heroes—Sahadeva and Jayatsena, identified as Jarāsandha’s sons—have positioned themselves in support of the Pāṇḍavas, indicating the consolidation of forces and alliances on the eve of conflict.