Shloka 96
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
यशसा तेजसा चैव वृत्तेन च समन्वित: । “यह श्रेष्ठ पुरुष धर्मात्माओंमें अग्रगण्य होगा और इस पृथ्वीपर पराक्रमी एवं सत्यवादी राजा होगा। पाण्डुका यह प्रथम पुत्र 'युधिष्ठिर' नामसे विख्यात हो तीनों लोकोंमें प्रसिद्धि एवं ख्याति प्राप्त करेगा; यह यशस्वी, तेजस्वी तथा सदाचारी होगा”
yaśasā tejasā caiva vṛttena ca samanvitaḥ |
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Dotado de fama e esplendor, e distinguido por conduta reta, ele será o primeiro entre os justos. Nesta terra tornar-se-á um rei poderoso e veraz. Como primogênito de Pāṇḍu, célebre pelo nome de Yudhiṣṭhira, alcançará ampla renome nos três mundos—celebrado por sua glória, seu fulgor e seu firme caráter moral.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the ideal of righteous kingship: true sovereignty is grounded in dharma and truthfulness, supported by personal radiance (tejas) and exemplary conduct (vṛtta). Fame is portrayed as the natural outcome of virtue rather than its goal.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes (as a prediction/commendation) the qualities and future renown of Pāṇḍu’s first son, Yudhiṣṭhira—foretelling him as a powerful, truth-speaking ruler celebrated across the three worlds for his moral character.