Shloka 86

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization

Devanagari script

न चापि मम पर्याप्ता: सहिता: सर्वपार्थिवा: । क्रुद्धस्य संयुगे स्थातुं सिंहस्येवेतरे मृगा:,(मेरे तिरस्कारके भयसे भी आप चिन्तित न हों, क्योंकि) जैसे क्रोधमें भरे हुए सिंहके सामने दूसरे पशु नहीं ठहर सकते हैं, उसी प्रकार यदि मैं कोप करूँ, तो संसारके सारे भूपाल मिलकर भी युद्धमें मेरे सामने खड़े नहीं हो सकते हैं

Transliteration

na cāpi mama paryāptāḥ sahitāḥ sarvapārthivāḥ | kruddhasya saṃyuge sthātuṃ siṃhasyevetare mṛgāḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Even if all the kings of the earth were to unite, they would still not be sufficient to stand against me in battle when I am angered—just as other beasts cannot hold their ground before a lion in its fury.”

Word by Word

• {'na ca api': 'and not even', 'mama': 'of me

• for me', 'paryāptāḥ': 'sufficient

• able to match', 'sahitāḥ': 'together

• in alliance', 'sarva-pārthivāḥ': 'all kings

• all rulers of the earth', 'kruddhasya': 'of one who is enraged

• of the angry (person)', 'saṃyuge': 'in battle

• in armed conflict', 'sthātum': 'to stand

• to face', 'siṃhasya': 'of a lion', 'iva': 'like

• as', 'itare': 'other

• the rest', 'mṛgāḥ': 'animals

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• sarvapārthivāḥ (all kings)
• siṃha (lion)
• mṛgāḥ (other animals)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the overwhelming force of a warrior’s wrath and authority, using the lion metaphor to convey unmatched dominance; ethically, it also implies that such power must be governed by dharma and restraint, since anger is potent but dangerous.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira speaks assertively about his capacity in battle: if provoked to anger, even a coalition of kings could not withstand him—framing his strength as a deterrent and emphasizing the seriousness of pushing a dharmic ruler toward wrath.