Shloka 14
Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras
Udyoga Parva
द्रौपदेयान् महेष्वासानभिमन्युं च पाण्डव: । नकुल॑ सहदेवं च सर्वाश्विव प्रभद्रकान्,भीमसेनस्य दुर्धर्ष प्रथमं प्रादिशद् बलम् । पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिरने द्रौपदीके महाधनुर्धर पुत्र, अभिमन्यु, नकुल, सहदेव, समस्त प्रभद्रक वीर, दस हजार घुड़सवार, दो हजार हाथीसवार, दस हजार पैदल तथा पाँच सौ रथी--इनके प्रथम दुर्धर्ष दलको भीमसेनकी अध्यक्षतामें दे दिया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | draupadeyān maheṣvāsān abhimanyuṃ ca pāṇḍavaḥ | nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ ca sarvāśviva-prabhadrakān | bhīmasenasya durdharṣaṃ prathamaṃ prādiśad balam ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: El Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira), tras disponer a los grandes arqueros—los hijos de Draupadī, Abhimanyu, Nakula y Sahadeva, junto con todos los guerreros Prabhadraka—puso la primera división, difícil de asaltar, bajo el mando de Bhīmasena.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, dharma expresses itself as disciplined responsibility: authority and force should be entrusted to the most capable leader, and collective strength should be organized to protect the wider cause rather than driven by personal impulse.
As preparations for conflict intensify, Yudhiṣṭhira organizes the Pāṇḍava forces and assigns the first formidable division—comprising key heroes like the Draupadeyas, Abhimanyu, Nakula, Sahadeva, and the Prabhadrakas—under Bhīma’s command.