Shloka 55
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्न धृष्टय्युम्नश्न पार्षतः । प्रभद्रकाश्नव पडचाला भीमसेनमुखा ययु:
saubhadro draupadeyāś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | prabhadrakāś ca pañcālā bhīmasenamukhā yayuḥ ||
सुभद्रापुत्र अभिमन्यु, द्रौपदीचे पुत्र, पृषतपुत्र धृष्टद्युम्न, प्रभद्रक योद्धे आणि पांचालचे वीर—हे सर्व भीमसेनाला अग्रभागी ठेवून पुढे गेले।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed through disciplined leadership and collective resolve: the allied heroes advance in unity, placing a proven protector (Bhīma) at the front to safeguard the host and embody courage in the face of impending war.
Vaiśampāyana describes the forward movement of the Pāṇḍava-aligned forces: Abhimanyu, the Draupadeyas, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and allied Prabhadraka and Pāñcāla warriors march with Bhīmasena leading from the front.