Shloka 5
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
सात्यकिश्नलेकितानश्नव भीमसेनश्न वीर्यवान् । एते सेनाप्रणेतारो वीरा: सर्वे तनुत्यज:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | sāt yakiś cekitānaś ca bhīmasenaś ca vīryavān | ete senāpraṇetāro vīrāḥ sarve tanutyajaḥ ||
ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿ, ಚೇಕಿತಾನ ಮತ್ತು ವೀರ್ಯವಂತನಾದ ಭೀಮಸೇನ—ಇವರೇ ಸೇನಾನಾಯಕರು; ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ವೀರರೂ ಪ್ರಾಣತ್ಯಾಗಕ್ಕೂ ಸಿದ್ಧರು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective leadership in a dharmic struggle rests on proven valor, loyalty, and willingness to sacrifice; commanders are praised not for power alone but for steadfast commitment to the cause.
In the war-preparation context of Udyoga Parva, Vaiśampāyana identifies key Pāṇḍava-aligned commanders—Sātyaki, Cekitāna, and Bhīmasena—describing them as heroes ready to give their lives, thus suitable to direct the army.