Shloka 96
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
यशसा तेजसा चैव वृत्तेन च समन्वित: । “यह श्रेष्ठ पुरुष धर्मात्माओंमें अग्रगण्य होगा और इस पृथ्वीपर पराक्रमी एवं सत्यवादी राजा होगा। पाण्डुका यह प्रथम पुत्र 'युधिष्ठिर' नामसे विख्यात हो तीनों लोकोंमें प्रसिद्धि एवं ख्याति प्राप्त करेगा; यह यशस्वी
yaśasā tejasā caiva vṛttena ca samanvitaḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「彼は名声と光輝に恵まれ、正しい行いによって際立ち、法（ダルマ）を守る者たちの中で最も優れた者となる。この地上では、勇猛にして真実を語る王となろう。パーンドゥの長子として『ユディシュティラ』の名で知られ、三界にわたり広く名声を得る—その栄光、威光、そして揺るがぬ徳によって称えられるのである。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the ideal of righteous kingship: true sovereignty is grounded in dharma and truthfulness, supported by personal radiance (tejas) and exemplary conduct (vṛtta). Fame is portrayed as the natural outcome of virtue rather than its goal.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes (as a prediction/commendation) the qualities and future renown of Pāṇḍu’s first son, Yudhiṣṭhira—foretelling him as a powerful, truth-speaking ruler celebrated across the three worlds for his moral character.