Shloka 273
प्रेक्षतां प्रीतिजननं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् । इसके बाद सम्पूर्ण धनुर्धरोंमें श्रेष्ठ युधिष्ठिरने बड़े जोरसे सिंहनाद किया। मान्यवर! उनका वह युद्ध विचित्र, भयंकर, सिद्धों और चारणोंद्वारा सेवित तथा दर्शकोंका हर्ष बढ़ानेवाला था
prekṣatāṃ prītijananaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam |
Sañjaya berkata: “Itu adalah tontonan yang membangkitkan sukacita para penonton, seakan dihadiri dan dipuji para Siddha dan Cāraṇa.” Setelah itu Yudhiṣṭhira, yang utama di antara para pemanah, mengaumkan auman singa yang dahsyat. Tuan yang mulia, perangnya menakjubkan sekaligus mengerikan, namun mengangkat semangat mereka yang menyaksikan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid terrifying warfare, the epic frames righteous kingship and courage as actions performed under the gaze of society and the moral cosmos. The verse highlights how conduct in battle becomes a public and even ‘celestial’ testimony—suggesting accountability, reputation, and dharmic resolve.
Sañjaya describes the scene as pleasing to spectators and as if attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas. Immediately after, Yudhiṣṭhira, praised as the best among archers, roars like a lion—signaling renewed resolve and intensifying the battle’s dramatic momentum.