Shloka 5
सूतपुत्रो जरासंधश्वेदिराजो निषादज: । सुयोधनं समाश्रित्य जयेयु: पृथिवीमिमाम्,सूतपुत्र कर्ण, जरासंध, चेदिराज शिशुपाल और निषादनन्दन एकलव्य--ये चारों मिलकर यदि दुर्योधनका पक्ष लेते तो इस पृथ्वीको अवश्य ही जीत लेते
sūtaputro jarāsandhaś cedirājo niṣādajaḥ | suyodhanaṁ samāśritya jayeyuḥ pṛthivīm imām ||
ヴァーユは言った。「御者の子カルナ、ジャラーサンダ、チェーディ国王、そしてニシャーダに生まれしエーカラヴィヤ—この四人が、スヨーダナ（ドゥルヨーダナ）を主将としてその庇護に入り、同じ陣に立ったなら、彼らは必ずやこの全地を征服したであろう。」
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the decisive force of alliances: immense prowess, when unified under a leader, can overturn the world’s balance. Implicitly, it warns that power without dharmic orientation—when placed in the service of an unrighteous cause—becomes a grave danger to the earth and its order.
Vāyudeva is describing a counterfactual: if four formidable figures—Karna, Jarāsandha, the Cedi king (linked with Śiśupāla in tradition), and Ekalavya—had joined Duryodhana’s side together, they would have been capable of conquering the whole world, emphasizing how close the war’s outcome can hinge on who stands with whom.