Shloka 17
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)
बलानि तेषां वीराणामागच्छन्ति ततस्तत:
balāni teṣāṃ vīrāṇām āgacchanti tatas tataḥ
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「その勇士たちの軍勢は、各地から、波のように次々と到着し続けた――不吉な集結であり、争いの締めつけが着実に強まり、戦の前にのしかかる道義の重みが増してゆくことを告げていた。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how conflict becomes difficult to reverse once preparations and alliances begin to consolidate. Ethically, it underscores the responsibility of leaders to act early for peace, because once forces assemble, momentum and pride can overpower dharma-based restraint.
In the Udyoga Parva’s build-up to the Kurukṣetra war, troops belonging to the principal heroes are arriving from different regions, indicating a widening mobilization and the approaching inevitability of armed confrontation.