Shloka 91
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
युधिष्ठिरं च प्रशशंसुराजौ पुरा कृते वृत्रवधे यथेन्द्रम् । चक्रुश्न नानाविधवाद्यशब्दान् निनादयन्तो वसुधां समेता:
sañjaya uvāca |
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca praśaśaṃsur ājau purā kṛte vṛtravadhye yathendram |
cakruś ca nānāvidha-vādya-śabdān ninādayanto vasudhāṃ sametāḥ ||
संजय म्हणाला—“जसे पूर्वी वृत्रवध झाल्यावर देवांनी इंद्राची स्तुती केली, तसेच रणभूमीवर सर्व पांडवांनी युधिष्ठिराची भरभरून प्रशंसा केली; आणि एकत्र येऊन नाना प्रकारच्या वाद्यांचे निनाद करून पृथ्वी दुमदुमून टाकली.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links rightful victory with dharmic legitimacy: Yudhiṣṭhira is praised in a manner parallel to Indra after Vṛtra’s defeat, suggesting that triumph is ethically meaningful when it restores order and is acknowledged by the righteous community.
After a significant moment in the battle, the Pāṇḍavas collectively extol Yudhiṣṭhira on the field and have various instruments sounded, making the ground reverberate—an audible public affirmation of his leadership and success.