Shloka 6
Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)
नभ: सूर्यमिवोद्यन्तं कौन्तेयं दीप्ततेजसम् । पजञ्चाला: प्रतिनन्दन्ति तेजोराशिमिवोदितम्,जैसे आकाश उदयकालमें उद्दीप्त तेजस्वी सूर्यदेवका अभिनन्दन करता है, उसी प्रकार, मानो तेजके पुंजजा उदय होता हो, इस तरह दिखायी देनेवाले कुन्तीनन्दन युधिष्ठिरका समस्त पांचालगण अभिनन्दन करते हैं
sañjaya uvāca |
nabhaḥ sūryam ivodyantaṃ kaunteyaṃ dīptatejasam |
pañcālāḥ pratinandanti tejorāśim ivoditam ||
Sañjaya said: “As the sky greets the rising sun, radiant with blazing splendour, so the Pañcālas welcomed Kuntī’s son Yudhiṣṭhira, who appeared as though a very mass of light had arisen.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the dawn-sun simile to convey that true authority is recognized through dharmic radiance—moral integrity and rightful conduct naturally draw respect and support, especially in moments when alliances and decisions before war are being formed.
Sanjaya describes the Panchalas acclaiming Yudhishthira. His arrival is portrayed as luminous and auspicious, signaling the Panchalas’ approval and solidarity with the Pandavas in the tense lead-up to the Kurukshetra war.