Mahabharata 7.85.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 85, Shloka 7
द्रोणेन सात्यकिपीडनम् — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Charge to Sātyaki amid Droṇa’s Onslaught
एते चान्ये च बहव: क्षत्रिया: क्षत्रियर्षभम् । उपतस्थुर्महात्मानं विविशुश्चासने शुभे,ये तथा और भी बहुत-से क्षत्रियशिरोमणि महात्मा युधिष्ठिरकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुए और सुन्दर आसनपर बैठे
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabham | upatasthur mahātmānaṃ viviśuś cāsane śubhe ||
Sañjaya dijo: «Estos, y muchos otros kṣatriyas también, se adelantaron para rendir servicio al magnánimo, el ‘toro’ entre los kṣatriyas (Yudhiṣṭhira), y entraron y tomaron asiento en el trono auspicioso.»
संजय उवाच
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Even amid the pressures of war, the epic highlights dharmic social order: worthy leadership is acknowledged through disciplined attendance, respectful approach, and proper seating—outer etiquette reflecting inner recognition of virtue and legitimacy.
Sañjaya reports that many kṣatriya chiefs, along with those already mentioned, come to Yudhiṣṭhira, stand near him in attendance, and then enter to sit on an auspicious seat, indicating a formal assembly around him.
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