Shloka 19
Omens in the Kuru Host and Droṇa’s Recognition of Arjuna (क्लीबवेषधारी पार्थ-परिज्ञानम्)
अर्जुनस्य किलासीस्त्वं सारथिर्दयित: पुरा । त्वयाजयत् सहायेन पृथिवीं पाण्डवर्षभ:,“पहले तुम अर्जुनका प्रिय सारथि रह चुकी हो और तुम्हारी ही सहायतासे उन पाण्डवशिरोमणिने समूची पृथ्वीपर विजय पायी है”
arjunasya kilāsīstvaṃ sārathir dayitaḥ purā | tvayājayat sahāyena pṛthivīṃ pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Sesungguhnya, dahulu engkau ialah sais kereta (sārathi) kesayangan Arjuna; dan dengan bantuanmu, sang ‘lembu jantan’ di antara para Pāṇḍava itu menakluk seluruh bumi.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that achievement—especially in righteous rule and battle—is supported by faithful companionship and competent guidance; glory is not isolated but arises through cooperative dharmic effort.
Vaiśampāyana recalls an earlier relationship: the person addressed had once been Arjuna’s dear charioteer, and with that support Arjuna (praised as the foremost Pāṇḍava) achieved wide conquest.