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Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 186

Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse

Udyoga Parva 193

विराटद्रुपदौ चोभौ भीष्मद्रोणसमौ युधि । 'शिखण्डी

virāṭa-drupadau cobhau bhīṣma-droṇa-samau yudhi | śikhaṇḍī sātyakiś caiva drupada-kumāro dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ | bhīmaseno yamanyur uttamaujā nakula-sahadevau ca | tathā rājā virāṭaś ca drupadaś ca yudhi bhīṣma-droṇābhyāṃ samau ||

ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਵਿਰਾਟ ਅਤੇ ਦ੍ਰੁਪਦ—ਇਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਅਤੇ ਦ੍ਰੋਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਹਨ। ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਖੰਡੀ, ਸਾਤ੍ਯਕੀ, ਦ੍ਰੁਪਦ-ਪੁੱਤਰ ਧ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਦ੍ਯੁਮਨ, ਭੀਮਸੇਨ, ਭਰਾ ਨਕੁਲ-ਸਹਦੇਵ, ਯੁਧਾਮਨ੍ਯੂ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਮੌਜਾ—ਇਹ ਸਭ ਰਣਭੂਮੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੀਸ਼ਮ-ਦ੍ਰੋਣ ਨੂੰ ਟੱਕਰ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਯੋਧੇ ਹਨ।

विराटद्रुपदौVirata and Drupada
विराटद्रुपदौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविराट + द्रुपद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
भीष्मद्रोणसमौequal to Bhishma and Drona
भीष्मद्रोणसमौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभीष्म + द्रोण + सम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
V
Virāṭa
D
Drupada
B
Bhīṣma
D
Droṇa
Ś
Śikhaṇḍin
S
Sātyaki
D
Dhṛṣṭadyumna
B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
N
Nakula
S
Sahadeva
Y
Yudhāmanyu
U
Uttamaujā

Educational Q&A

Even when confronted by revered and formidable elders like Bhīṣma and Droṇa, dharmic resolve must be paired with clear-eyed assessment of one’s own support and strength. Yudhiṣṭhira’s words model responsible leadership: acknowledging danger while affirming capable allies, thereby sustaining courage without arrogance.

In the lead-up to the Kurukṣetra war, Yudhiṣṭhira enumerates key Pāṇḍava-aligned warriors and kings, asserting that they can match the Kaurava champions Bhīṣma and Droṇa. The passage functions as a strategic and psychological reassurance within the war preparations.