Shloka 14
Bhīmasena’s Eastern Digvijaya and the Cedi Reception
Sabhā-parva 26
अजुन उवाच कुरूणामृषभो राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । धर्मज्ञ: सत्यसंधश्न यज्वा विपुलदक्षिण:
arjuna uvāca
kurūṇām ṛṣabho rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ ||
អర్జុនបាននិយាយថា៖ «ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ យុធិષ્ઠិរ ព្រះបុត្ររបស់ធម្មៈ ជាអធិរាជ និងជាអ្នកល្អឯកក្នុងចំណោមកុរុទាំងឡាយ។ ព្រះអង្គជាអ្នកដឹងធម្មៈ មាំមួនក្នុងសច្ចៈ ហើយជាអ្នកធ្វើយញ្ញដែលប្រទានទានដ៏ច្រើន»។
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate sovereignty is grounded in dharma: truthfulness, knowledge of righteous conduct, and generosity—especially the capacity to give (dakṣiṇā) in sacrificial and public duties—mark a ruler as worthy of honor and pre-eminence.
Arjuna praises Yudhiṣṭhira as the foremost Kuru king, emphasizing his dharmic character and generosity. In the broader Sabha-parvan setting, this supports the claim that Yudhiṣṭhira deserves recognition and the status associated with imperial rites such as the Rājasūya.