Shloka 9
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 58 — Saṃjaya’s Audience and Kṛṣṇa’s Deterrent Counsel (संजय-प्रवेशः कृष्णवाक्यं च)
ऊर्ध्वरेखातलौ पादौ पार्थस्य शुभलक्षणौ । पादपीठादपदह्तौ तत्रापश्यमहं शुभौ
ūrdhvarekhātalau pādau pārthasya śubhalakṣaṇau | pādapīṭhād apadahatau tatrāpaśyam ahaṃ śubhau ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ នៅទីនោះ ខ្ញុំបានឃើញជើងទាំងពីររបស់បារថ (អర్జុន)—ជើងដ៏ជាសុភមង្គល មានសញ្ញាល្អ ដោយមានខ្សែររેખាឡើងលើ និងបាតជើងរាបស្មើ។ ពួកវាសម្រាកលើជើងទ្រនាប់ ដោយមិនរងរបួសឡើយ; ដូច្នេះហើយ ខ្ញុំបានឃើញជើងទាំងពីរដ៏បរិសុទ្ធ និងមានសិរីល្អនោះ។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional idea that outward signs (lakṣaṇas) can indicate inner fortune and fitness for great responsibility. In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war setting, such auspicious description reinforces Arjuna’s stature and the moral weight of the coming conflict.
Sañjaya reports what he observed: Arjuna’s feet, resting on a footstool, are described as auspicious and unharmed. The detail functions as a courtly, observational vignette that underscores Arjuna’s presence and dignity within the larger diplomatic and martial preparations of the Udyoga Parva.