Shloka 40
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 130: Kuntī’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Daṇḍanīti
भीष्मो द्रोण: कृप: क्षत्ता धृतराष्ट्रोड्थ बाह्विक: । अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्न युयुत्सुश्न महारथ:
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ kṣattā dhṛtarāṣṭro ’tha bāhlīkaḥ | aśvatthāmā vikarṇaś ca yuyutsuś ca mahārathaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「その勇士たちの名は次のとおりである—ビーシュマ、ドローナ、クリパ、ヴィドゥラ、ドリタラーシュトラ、バーフリカ、アシュヴァッターマン、ヴィカルナ、そして大車戦士ユユツである。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
By listing revered elders, teachers, and royal kin among the ‘heroes,’ the verse highlights a central Mahābhārata tension: social duty and political allegiance can compel even morally reflective figures to stand within a destructive conflict, making discernment of dharma complex rather than simplistic.
Vaiśaṃpāyana provides a roster of notable Kuru-aligned figures—Bhīṣma through Yuyutsu—identifying the principal persons present/recognized as leading warriors and dignitaries in the Udyoga Parva context as the war-party alignments and preparations are being articulated.