Shloka 14
Bhīmasena’s Eastern Digvijaya and the Cedi Reception
Sabhā-parva 26
अजुन उवाच कुरूणामृषभो राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । धर्मज्ञ: सत्यसंधश्न यज्वा विपुलदक्षिण:
arjuna uvāca
kurūṇām ṛṣabho rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ ||
अर्जुन म्हणाला— “महाराज! कुरूंमध्ये श्रेष्ठ राजा धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर धर्मज्ञ आहेत, सत्यप्रतिज्ञ आहेत आणि विपुल दक्षिणा देणारे यज्ञकर्ता आहेत.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate sovereignty is grounded in dharma: truthfulness, knowledge of righteous conduct, and generosity—especially the capacity to give (dakṣiṇā) in sacrificial and public duties—mark a ruler as worthy of honor and pre-eminence.
Arjuna praises Yudhiṣṭhira as the foremost Kuru king, emphasizing his dharmic character and generosity. In the broader Sabha-parvan setting, this supports the claim that Yudhiṣṭhira deserves recognition and the status associated with imperial rites such as the Rājasūya.