Mahabharata 7.113.46 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 46
Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)
धृष्टकेतुश्न बलवान् कुन्तिभोजश्न मातुल: । नकुल: सहदेवश्न पञ्चाला: सृज्जयास्तथा
dhṛṣṭaketūś ca balavān kuntibhojaś ca mātulaḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca pañcālāḥ sṛñjayās tathā ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : «Dhṛṣṭaketu ; le puissant Kuntibhoja — notre oncle maternel — ; Nakula et Sahadeva ; ainsi que les Pañcālas et les Sṛñjayas.» Au cœur de la guerre, il énumère chefs et clans alliés, affirmant la force et la solidarité de ceux que lient la parenté et l’engagement juste envers la cause des Pāṇḍava.
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Even amid conflict, righteous leadership recognizes and honors the network of dharmic alliances—kinship, loyalty, and shared duty—rather than reducing war to mere personal rivalry.
Yudhiṣṭhira is naming key allies and forces on the Pāṇḍava side—individual heroes and allied clans—highlighting their presence and strength in the ongoing battle context of Droṇa Parva.
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