Shloka 5
Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था
द्रुपदो वर्धयन् मानं शिखण्डिपरिपालित: । उपायात् सर्वसैन्यानां प्रतिच्छाद्य तदा वपु:,पांचालनरेश ट्रुपद धृष्टद्युम्म और सत्यजित् आदि दस वीर पुत्रोंक साथ शिखण्डीद्वारा सुरक्षित हो कवच आदिसे सम्पूर्ण सैनिकोंके शरीरोंको आच्छादित करके उन सबकी एक अक्षौहिणी सेनाके साथ युधिष्छिरका मान बढ़ानेके लिये वहाँ आये हुए हैं
sañjaya uvāca | drupado vardhayan mānaṃ śikhaṇḍi-paripālitaḥ | upāyāt sarva-sainyānāṃ praticchādya tadā vapuḥ ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ശിഖണ്ഡിയുടെ സംരക്ഷണത്തിൽ ദ്രുപദൻ അവിടെ എത്തി; സൈന്യത്തിലെ എല്ലാവരുടെയും ദേഹങ്ങളെ കവചങ്ങളാൽ മൂടി, യുധിഷ്ഠിരന്റെ മാനമുയർത്തി.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ethic of loyal alliance: support for a rightful cause is expressed through protection, organization, and readiness. Honor (māna) is strengthened not by boastful speech but by disciplined safeguarding of one’s people and steadfast commitment to one’s pledged side.
Sañjaya reports that Drupada, under Śikhaṇḍin’s protection, arrives with his forces. The troops are described as fully equipped—clad in protective gear—signaling that Drupada has come to bolster the Pandava side and raise Yudhiṣṭhira’s standing through tangible military support.