Shloka 26
सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः
सुदान्ता राजवहना: सर्वशब्दक्षमा युधि । ईषादन्ता महाकाया: सर्वे चाष्टकरेणव:,युधिष्ठिरने कहा--मेरे पास दस हजार श्रेष्ठ रथ और छकड़े हैं। जिनमें छोटे-बड़े वाहन सदा जुटे ही रहते हैं ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
sudāntā rājavahanāḥ sarvaśabdakṣamā yudhi |
īṣādantā mahākāyāḥ sarve cāṣṭakareṇavaḥ |
evaṃ varṇasya varṇasya samuccīya sahasraśaḥ |
yathā samuditā vīrāḥ sarve vīraparākramāḥ ||
Dijo Yudhiṣṭhira: «Tengo vehículos reales bien adiestrados —carros y carretas— capaces de soportar toda orden en el fragor de la batalla; sus yugos son firmes y sus armazones, enormes, todos aptos para los tiros de ocho. Asimismo, de cada orden social, miles de guerreros escogidos están reunidos y mantenidos juntos a mi servicio: hombres de probado valor, todos dotados de heroica pujanza.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the responsibilities of kingship: disciplined resources (well-trained conveyances) and organized manpower (selected warriors from all social orders) are presented as foundations of effective rule. Ethically, it implies that power should rest on order, training, and accountable stewardship rather than impulse.
Yudhiṣṭhira is describing the scale and readiness of his establishment—his vehicles and the large, assembled body of capable warriors—emphasizing that he possesses substantial, well-organized military and logistical strength.