Shloka 82

अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira

Chapter 45

Devanagari script

एष धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । तिष्ठत्यसुकर: संख्ये परै: परपुरञ्जय:

Transliteration

eṣa dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | tiṣṭhaty asukaraḥ saṅkhye paraiḥ parapurañjayaḥ ||

Translation

シャリヤは言った。「ここに立つはユディシュティラ、ダルマ王、正義を担う者たちの中の第一人者。戦場にあっても揺るがず、敵が容易に打ち倒せぬ者、敵城を征する征服者である。」

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मभृताम्: of the upholders of dharma
• धर्मभृताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मभृत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठः: best, foremost
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मराजः: king of dharma (Dharmaraja)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तिष्ठति: stands
• तिष्ठति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• असुकरः: not easy (to overcome)
• असुकरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सङ्ख्ये: in battle
• सङ्ख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ख्य
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• परैः: by the enemies/others
• परैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परपुरञ्जयः: conqueror of enemy cities
• परपुरञ्जयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परपुरञ्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, true authority is grounded in dharma: Yudhiṣṭhira is praised not merely for power but for being the foremost upholder of righteousness, whose steadiness makes him hard to defeat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya points out Yudhiṣṭhira on the battlefield, describing him as the Dharma-king and a formidable opponent—one who stands firm in combat and is not easily overcome by enemies.