Shloka 3
Śikhaṇḍinī’s Disclosure, Drupada’s Counsel, and the Petition to Yakṣa Sthūṇākarṇa
Udyoga Parva 192
भीमार्जुनप्र भृतिभिममहेष्वासैर्महाबलै: । लोकपालसमैर्गुप्तं घृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमै:
sañjaya uvāca |
bhīmārjunaprabhr̥tibhir mahēṣvāsair mahābalaiḥ |
lokapālasamair guptaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamaiḥ ||
ഈ സൈന്യം ഭീമൻ, അർജുനൻ മുതലായ മഹാബലശാലികളായ മഹാധനുർധരന്മാർ—ലോകപാലന്മാർക്കു തുല്യർ—രക്ഷിക്കുന്നു; ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നൻ മുന്നണിയിൽ നയിക്കുന്നു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames military strength within a dharmic lens: true power is not mere aggression but disciplined protection under responsible leaders—warriors likened to lokapālas, whose role is to uphold order.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra about the Pāṇḍava forces, emphasizing that their army is securely guarded by elite archers—Bhīma and Arjuna prominent—and led at the front by Dhṛṣṭadyumna.