Shloka 21
उदतिष्ठत् ततः पार्थों भीमकर्मा वृकोदर: । गाण्डीवधन्वा ये चान्ये राजानस्तत्र केचन,उन्हें देखते ही धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर, महातेजस्वी श्रीकृष्ण, भयंकर कर्म करनेवाले कुन्तीपुत्र भीमसेन तथा अन्य जो कोई भी राजा वहाँ विद्यमान थे, वे सब-के-सब उठकर खड़े हो गये
udatiṣṭhat tataḥ pārtho bhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ | gāṇḍīvadhanvā ye cānye rājānas tatra kecana ||
ಆಗ ಪಾರ್ಥನು—ಭಯಂಕರ ಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ವೃಕೋದರ ಭೀಮನು—ಎದ್ದು ನಿಂತನು; ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಇತರ ರಾಜರೂ, ಗಾಂಡೀವಧಾರಿ ಅರ್ಜುನನೊಡನೆ, ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಎದ್ದು ನಿಂತರು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a tense pre-war setting, conduct is regulated by dharma: rising together in an assembly signals respect, recognition of status, and disciplined readiness—ethical order maintained amid political crisis.
Vaiśampāyana describes a formal reaction in the gathering: Bhīma (Vṛkodara) rises first, and other kings present—along with the famed Gāṇḍīva-bearing archer—also stand, indicating that someone significant has appeared or that a decisive moment has been reached.