Shloka 22
Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras
Udyoga Parva
जिस सैन्य-समुद्रमें स्वयं राजा युधिष्ठिर थे, उसमें बहुत-से भूमिपाल उन्हें चारों ओरसे घेरकर चलते थे ।। तत्र नागसहस्राणि हयानामयुतानि च । तथा रथसहस्राणि पदातीनां च भारत
tatra nāgasahasrāṇi hayānām ayutāni ca | tathā rathasahasrāṇi padātīnāṃ ca bhārata ||
હે ભારત! ત્યાં હજારો હાથી, દસદસ હજાર ઘોડા, તેમ જ હજારો રથો અને પગદળની વિશાળ ભીડ હતી।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the immense mobilization of force around a dharmic king, implying that sheer military magnitude is not the final measure of righteousness; the coming conflict will judge whether power is aligned with dharma and restraint.
Vaiśampāyana describes the scale of Yudhiṣṭhira’s host—elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry—emphasizing the vastness of the Pandava-led forces as events move toward confrontation in the Udyoga Parva.